Synonyms of joie de vivre

joie de vivre

noun

as in enjoyment

formal a feeling of happiness or excitement about life

She is admired for her energy and joie de vivre.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enjoyment
• delight
• joyfulness
• cheerfulness
• joy
• gayety
• ease
• pleasure
• exuberance
• contentment
• satisfaction
• diversion
• gratification
• jubilation
• content
• jollity
• merriment
• relish
• amusement
• cheer
• gaiety
• glee
• entertainment
• gladness
• delectation
• contentedness
• comfort
• restfulness
• bliss
• felicity
• elatedness
• afterglow
• gleefulness
• exultation
• ecstasy
• elation
• intoxication
• euphoria
• rapture
• pleasance
• exhilaration
• heaven

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• depression
• melancholy
• misery
• sadness
• gloom
• sorrow
• unhappiness
• dejection
• anguish
• anger
• despondency
• dispiritedness
• irritation
• woe
• wretchedness
• annoyance
• fury
• exasperation
• desolation
• distress
• aggravation
• rage
• disturbance
• vexation
• agitation
• discomfort
• upset
• joylessness
• restlessness
• dissatisfaction
• discontent
• pique
• uneasiness
• displeasure
• discontentedness
• discontentment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of joie de vivre

There was joie de vivre in Bill (to go with tristesse). —Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024

Well, Alana has Kidman’s rosy cheeks and apparent joie de vivre. —Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2025

Plus, brushing your hair nightly can turn an ordinary task into a beauty ritual, a small act of self-care that adds a touch of joie de vivre to your routine. —Iman Balagam, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2025

In The White Lotus’s fine second season, Woodall played an Essex tough with a lovable joie de vivre, a seductive combination that seemed to announce the arrival of a new star. —Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025