joie de vivre
noun/ˌʒwʌ də ˈviːvrə/
/ˌʒwʌ də ˈviːvrə/
[uncountable] (from French)- a feeling of great happiness and pleasure in lifeWord OriginFrench, literally ‘joy of living’.
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