joie de vivre
Exuberant life spirit
Joie de vivre is a French phrase meaning exuberant enjoyment of life—a spirited, infectious enthusiasm for living.
Someone with joie de vivre approaches daily existence with zest and cheerfulness: Her joie de vivre was contagious; everyone felt happier in her presence.
The phrase has no precise English equivalent, which explains its survival as a borrowing.
Power to do work
- vigorActive physical strength
- verveSpirited enthusiasm
- dynamismActive, energetic quality
- vimLively spirited force
pep · brio · elan · oomph · pizzazz · spunk · ardor · fervor
Enthusiastic, overflowing liveliness
- effervescenceBubbling in liquid
- vivacityAnimated spirit or energy
- sparkleEmit flashing light
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
liveliness · gaiety · merriment · radiance · animation · bubbly · jubilance · jollity
Intense pleasure or satisfaction
- blissPerfect, serene felicity
- happinessJoyful emotional state
- contentmentPeaceful satisfaction with circumstances
- gratificationPleasure from satisfying desires
fulfillment · relish · savoring · indulgence · appreciation · hedonism · epicureanism · luxuriating
energy
Power to do work
vim · pep · brio · elan · oomph · pizzazz · spunk · ardor · fervor · zeal
ebullience
Enthusiastic, overflowing liveliness
- effervescenceBubbling in liquid
- vivacityAnimated spirit or energy
- sparkleEmit flashing light
buoyancy · liveliness · gaiety · merriment · radiance · animation · bubbly · jubilance · jollity · sprightliness
delight
Intense pleasure or satisfaction
- blissPerfect, serene felicity
- happinessJoyful emotional state
- contentmentPeaceful satisfaction with circumstances
gratification · fulfillment · relish · savoring · indulgence · appreciation · hedonism · epicureanism · luxuriating · sensuality
- FranceParis, Notre-Dame, Lyon, croissant, Toulouse
- French Culturebaguette, baguettes, beret, berets, brie
- French Loanwordsa la carte, ballet, a la mode, au revoir, bon appetit
- Romance Loanwordsamor, amour, au revoir, bonjour, ciao
- vitalityvitality, vigor, vim, verve, pep
- ParisEiffel Tower, Louvre, Notre-Dame, Seine, Montmartre
joie de vivreennui
Weary, listless dissatisfaction
world-weariness · weltschmerz · melancholy · despair · depression
joie de vivrelistlessness
Absence of energy, enthusiasm
lethargy · torpor · apathy · lifelessness · spiritlessness
enjoyment, enjoyable, enjoying, overjoyed, rejoicing, rejoice, bon vivant