I was at a conference where the speaker used the term joie de vivre when she was talking about using humor for a human connection. Is there an English word for it? It seems to mean more than "joy of life," doesn't it?
November 17, 2013, 06:20
zmježd
joie de vivre
The only English term I've heard is joie de vivre.
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November 17, 2013, 12:32
Geoff
Same here.
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November 17, 2013, 20:51
Kalleh
So you consider joie de vivre to be an English term - a loanword?
November 18, 2013, 02:15
arnie
Does Schadenfreude count as a loanword? Or should it be glossed by "Pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others"?
Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
November 20, 2013, 20:10
Kalleh
Speaking of Schadenfreude, here is another sighting of the word.