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
Today, that unmistakable joie de vivre is precisely what keeps travelers coming back.
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Kristen Korey Pike, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025
On the other hand, Yackley feels her joie de vivre helps keep her mind sharp.
—Lindsey Leake, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2025
Nausicaä herself is practically the primal Ghibli protagonist, a young woman whose kindness, curiosity, and joie de vivre bring light to her valley — one of the last refuges of humanity in a postapocalyptic future.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Like, there's just a level of, like, joie de vivre to your 20s.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
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Kristen Korey Pike, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025
On the other hand, Yackley feels her joie de vivre helps keep her mind sharp.
—Lindsey Leake, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2025
Nausicaä herself is practically the primal Ghibli protagonist, a young woman whose kindness, curiosity, and joie de vivre bring light to her valley — one of the last refuges of humanity in a postapocalyptic future.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Like, there's just a level of, like, joie de vivre to your 20s.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joie de vivre
Noun
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But Gronnemark is not alone in feeling that an approach geared around set plays, lengthy stoppages and restarts threatens to take a lot of the energy, excitement and enjoyment out of matches.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Friendships are more about companionship, enjoyment and bonding.—
Athena Aktipis,
The Conversation,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The most responsible way to communicate the delight is to share a few details but leapfrog over their place in the plot and head straight to the mighty conceit that connects them.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
15 Oct. 2025
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The roughly 200-mile stretch through northern Wisconsin is a particular delight, venturing from massive waterfalls (Copper Falls State Park and Pattison State Park) to countless lakes and the pine tunnels of Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest.—
Jacqueline Kehoe,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But his joyfulness around it was undeniable.—
Kim Gordon,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As Milchick, Tillman infused an unnerving cheerfulness into Lumon Industries’ macrodata refinement supervisor, a character who became increasingly central in Season 2.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
15 Sep. 2025
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Her vivacious attitude connects her with Aries (Stacey’s actual birthday is April 3) due to her fearlessness and cheerfulness in situations, no matter what is thrown at her.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Joie de vivre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joie%20de%20vivre. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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