as in enjoyment
formal
a feeling of happiness or excitement about life
She is admired for her energy and joie de vivre.
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McAvoy plays Paddy, a devilishly playful and charismatic doctor whose infectious joie de vivre and charm thinly veils a deep well of toxic masculinity.
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Mike Miller, EW.com, 23 July 2024
This joie de vivre, coupled with a uniquely Australian lust for having fun and looking good while doing it, has shaped the Zimmermann label, which sisters Nicky and Simone founded in 1991.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 25 June 2024
What are the creative visions, collaborations, and inspiration that’s going to move with you into 2024?
To be fair, the end of the month might come with some opportunities for merry-making too, but your joie de vivre improves significantly after Venus enters Sagittarius on the 29th.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Nov. 2023
Lee’s joie de vivre infects her co-workers and bosses, who likewise begin to think that loneliness is something to be felt rather than effaced.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
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Mike Miller, EW.com, 23 July 2024
This joie de vivre, coupled with a uniquely Australian lust for having fun and looking good while doing it, has shaped the Zimmermann label, which sisters Nicky and Simone founded in 1991.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 25 June 2024
What are the creative visions, collaborations, and inspiration that’s going to move with you into 2024?
To be fair, the end of the month might come with some opportunities for merry-making too, but your joie de vivre improves significantly after Venus enters Sagittarius on the 29th.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Nov. 2023
Lee’s joie de vivre infects her co-workers and bosses, who likewise begin to think that loneliness is something to be felt rather than effaced.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
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