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Definition of joie de vivre noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

joie de vivre

noun

/ˌʒwʌ də ˈviːvrə/

/ˌʒwʌ də ˈviːvrə/

[uncountable] (from French)

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a feeling of great happiness and pleasure in life
Word OriginFrench, literally ‘joy of living’.

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