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Definitions for joie de vivreʒwadə ˈvi vrə

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

joie de vi•vre*ʒwadə ˈvi vrə(n.)

  1. a delight in being alive; keen, carefree enjoyment of living.

    Category: Foreign Term

* French..

Origin of joie de vivre:

lit., joy of living

Princeton's WordNet

  1. joie de vivre(noun)

    a keen enjoyment of living

Wiktionary

  1. joie de vivre(Noun)

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

    2. Origin: From joie de vivre literally "joy of living".

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