joie de vivre

Noun CEFR C1

ˌʒwɑ də ˈviv(ɹə)

Definitions

Enjoyment of living; happiness, ebullience, zest for life.

Equivalents

Españolalegría de vivir

Françaisjoie de vivre

DeutschLebensfreude Lebenslust

15 more languages

Dansklivsglæde livslyst

Esperantovivĝojo

Euskarabizipoz

Suomielämänhalu elämänilo

Magyaréletöröm

Bahasa Indonesiajoie de vivre

Íslenskalífsgleði

Italianogioia di vivere

日本語生きる歓び

Latviešudzīves prieks dzīvesprieks

Nederlandsjoie de vivre levenslust levensvreugde

Portuguêsalegria de viver joie de vivre

Русскийжизнера́достность

Svenskalevnadslust livsglädje livslust

Українськажиттєрадісність

Examples

“2 LF (young 38 & 47 friends only) without lovers seeking similar for fun weekend in P'Town. Enjoy ⟳ good food, dancing and joie de vivre.”

“By this point ⟳, I am losing enthusiasm. It’s really lonely going around and eating at places without a friend, and cold brown rice is hardly inspiring my joie de vivre.”

CEFR level

C1

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

Joigny Join join point join-hand join4join joinability

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