joie de vivre
/ˌʒwɑː də ˈviːvrə/
exuberant enjoyment of life
joie de vivre in a sentence
“His joie de vivre was infectious at parties.”
Origin of joie de vivre
French: joie joy + de of + vivre to live/living; literally joy of living
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