单词 | lebenslust |
释义 | Lebenslustn. Exuberant or carefree enjoyment of life; = joie de vivre n.In quot. 1857 in the context of German-language literature. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > [noun] > joy of living living1809 Lebenslust1857 will to live1871 joie de vivre1889 1857 Littell's Living Age 19 Dec. 739/2 There is a good deal in her beau ideal of piety that is characteristic of her nation—it is genial and jovial, and is largely compounded of Lebenslust and Lebensfreude. 1870 Glasgow Herald 5 Aug. 5/3 He looked determined to do it, and seemed full of hope and ‘lebenslust’. 1890 W. James Let. 22 Aug. in R. B. Perry Thought & Char. W. James (1935) I. 414 Your last two letters..breathed a spirit of youth, a sort of Lebenslust. 1911 Athenæum 3 June 634/3 Freedom such as the art of the Trecento had never known either in sculpture or painting—the Lebenslust, the pure proud purpose. 1958 P. De Vries Mackerel Plaza 84 Security he could give her, yes, but not, I'm afraid, something else demanded by her Lebenslust. 2014 J. Swafford Beethoven i. 15 A passably handsome man, with strong features and broad shoulders, sociable and full of Lebenslust. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1857 |
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