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’s a sort of innocence and playfulness to both of them and a joie de vivre as well as pure desire. —Ellise Shafer, Variety, 12 Feb. 2025

Beyond the performances, the evening was full of poignant moments, including a recollection by host Enrique Santos, who serves as president/CCO of iHeart Latino, that illustrated both Cruz’s spirit and joie de vivre. —Leila Cobo, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019

The complication only needs adjusting every 122 years—an ageless classic bursting with joie de vivre just like Goldblum. —Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2025

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