Usually means: Exuberant enjoyment of life's pleasures.
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  1. joie de vivre: Merriam-Webster
  2. joie de vivre: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. joie de vivre: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. joie de vivre: Collins English Dictionary
  5. joie de vivre: Vocabulary.com
  6. joie de vivre: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. joie de vivre: Wiktionary
  8. joie de vivre: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. joie de vivre: Dictionary.com
  10. Joie De Vivre (band), Joie de Vivre, Joie de vivre: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. joie de vivre: Rhymezone
  12. joie de vivre: FreeDictionary.org
  13. joie de vivre: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. joie de vivre: TheFreeDictionary.com
  15. joie de vivre: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. joie de vivre: Idioms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (joie de vivre)

▸ noun:  Enjoyment of living; happiness, ebullience, zest for life.

Similar:
joydom, joyance, jouissance, high spirits, joyousness, joyfulness, joyancy, joyhood, delight, gleefulness, more...

Opposite:
malaise, discomfort, unease

Adjectives:
cheerful, bonnie, gleeful, giddy, joyous, glad, gladsome, joyant, joyfull, cock-a-hoop, merry

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Similar:
joydom, joyance, jouissance, high spirits, joyousness, joyfulness, joyancy, joyhood, delight, gleefulness, more...

Opposite:
malaise, discomfort, unease

Adjectives:
cheerful, bonnie, gleeful, giddy, joyous, glad, gladsome, joyant, joyfull, cock-a-hoop, merry



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