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- Dictionaryjoie de vivre/ˌʒwɑː də ˈviːvr(ə)/
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- 1. exuberant enjoyment of life: "they seem to be filled with joie de vivre"
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( ZHWAH də VEEV, ; "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, th... Wikipedia