Joie

/ʒwɑ/ noun

Definition

A French word meaning 'joy'; most commonly used in the phrase 'joie de vivre,' meaning the joy of living and appreciation for life's pleasures.

Etymology

From Old French joie, from Latin gaudium meaning 'gladness' or 'joy.' The word traveled through Romance languages from Latin. It remained specifically French in Modern English usage, typically appearing in the set phrase 'joie de vivre.'

Kelly Says

English borrowed 'joie de vivre' as a complete phrase because English lacks a single word capturing that philosophical approach to life—the idea that joy isn't frivolous but a legitimate way of engaging with existence. It reveals cultural values: the French have a word for it, we borrowed it, showing we admire that attitude but didn't develop our own term.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ደህና (dehna)
deh-nah
ARالعربية
فرح (farah)
fah-rah
BNবাংলা
আনন্দ (anondo)
ahn-ond-oh
CACatalà
alegria
ah-leh-GREE-ah
CSČeština
radost
rah-dohst
DADansk
glæde
gleh-deh
DEDeutsch
Freude
froi-duh
ELΕλληνικά
Χαρά (Chara)
khah-rah
ESEspañol
alegría
ah-leh-GREE-ah
FAفارسی
شادی (shadi)
shah-dee
FISuomi
ilo
ee-loh
FRFrançais
joie
zho-ee
GUGU
ખુશી (khushi)
khush-ee
HAHA
farin ciki
far-in chi-kee
HEעברית
שמחה (simcha)
sim-kha
HIहिन्दी
आनंद (ānand)
ahn-and
HUMagyar
öröm
o-rohm
IDBahasa Indonesia
kebahagiaan
keh-bah-hah-jaan
IGIG
nma
nmah
ITItaliano
gioia
zho-yah
JA日本語
喜び (yorokobi)
yo-ro-ko-bi
KKKK
қуаныш (qunysh)
qoo-nyesh
KMKM
សុខ (suok)
soo-ok
KO한국어
기쁨 (gippum)
kip-pum
MRMR
आनंद (ānand)
ahn-and
MSBahasa Melayu
kebahagiaan
keh-bah-hah-jaan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျေနပ်မှု (kyen-na-phtu)
chen-nah-phtu
NLNederlands
vreugde
fray-gdeh
NONorsk
glede
gleh-deh
PAPA
ખુશી (khushi)
khush-ee
PLPolski
radość
rah-dostsh
PTPortuguês
alegria
ah-leh-GREE-ah
RORomână
bucurie
boo-koo-ree-eh
RUРусский
радость (radost)
rah-doh-st
SVSvenska
glädje
gleh-dyeh
SWKiswahili
furaha
foo-rah-hah
TAதமிழ்
கிடந்தம் (kidantham)
kee-dan-tham
TEతెలుగు
ఆనందం (aanandam)
ah-nan-dam
THไทย
ความสุข (khawm-suk)
khawm-sook
TLTL
kagalakan
kah-gah-lah-kan
TRTürkçe
mutluluk
mot-loo-look
UKУкраїнська
радість (radost)
rah-dohst
URاردو
خوشحالی (khushiyaali)
khush-ee-yah-lee
VITiếng Việt
vui mừng
vwee-mưng
YOYO
íṣẹ́
ee-sheh
ZH中文
快乐 (kuài lè)
kway-leh
ZUZU
ujolo
oo-joh-loh

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