Joie de vivre
Cheerful enjoyment of life; an exultation of spirit / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Joy of living" redirects here. For the film, see The Joy of Living. For other uses, see Joy of life (disambiguation).
For other uses, see Joie de vivre (disambiguation).
Joie de vivre (/ˌʒwɑː də ˈviːv(rə)/ ZHWAH də VEEV(-rə), French: [ʒwa d(ə) vivʁ] ⓘ; "joy of living") is a French phrase often used in English to express a cheerful enjoyment of life, an exultation of spirit, and general happiness.
It "can be a joy of conversation, joy of eating, joy of anything one might do… And joie de vivre may be seen as a joy of everything, a comprehensive joy, a philosophy of life, a Weltanschauung. Robert's Dictionnaire says "joie" is sentiment exaltant ressenti par toute la conscience, that is, involves one's whole being."[1]