as in enjoyment
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a feeling of happiness or excitement about life
She is admired for her energy and joie de vivre.
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Recent Examples of joie de vivre
Loraine’s resilience and joie de vivre was inspiring.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2024
Meanwhile, Flavor Flav has brought a similar joie de vivre to the games as the sponsor of both the men’s and women’s water polo teams.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2024
The Paris Olympics have brought some joie de vivre to NBCUniversal.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
Such joie de vivre was all the more gratifying because, two days earlier, any kind of joie had been in grave danger of being swamped.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2024
Meanwhile, Flavor Flav has brought a similar joie de vivre to the games as the sponsor of both the men’s and women’s water polo teams.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2024
The Paris Olympics have brought some joie de vivre to NBCUniversal.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
Such joie de vivre was all the more gratifying because, two days earlier, any kind of joie had been in grave danger of being swamped.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for joie de vivre
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“Joie de vivre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joie%20de%20vivre. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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