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Definition of jouissance in English: jouissancenounʒwisɑ̃sˈʒwiːsɒ̃sZHo͞oēˈsäns mass nounformal Physical or intellectual pleasure, delight, or ecstasy. Example sentencesExamples - The jouissance of this movie lies in what we learn about acting, not about human evil.
- And I had a stab of sheer jouissance because I knew what I was about to do.
- I see accessible, crowd-pleasing entertainment that is rich with meaning and jouissance.
- He looks just exploding with jouissance, wouldn't you say.
- I can feel the jouissance as she reads what has come to her, the deep ecstasy that writing has occasioned, even though the subject is grief, death.
Synonyms contentment, pleasure, contentedness, satisfaction, cheerfulness, cheeriness, merriment, merriness, gaiety, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, joviality, jollity, jolliness, glee, blitheness, carefreeness, gladness, delight, good spirits, high spirits, light-heartedness, good cheer, well-being, enjoyment, felicity
Origin French, from jouir 'enjoy'. Definition of jouissance in US English: jouissancenounZHo͞oēˈsäns formal Physical or intellectual pleasure, delight, or ecstasy. Example sentencesExamples - I can feel the jouissance as she reads what has come to her, the deep ecstasy that writing has occasioned, even though the subject is grief, death.
- The jouissance of this movie lies in what we learn about acting, not about human evil.
- I see accessible, crowd-pleasing entertainment that is rich with meaning and jouissance.
- He looks just exploding with jouissance, wouldn't you say.
- And I had a stab of sheer jouissance because I knew what I was about to do.
Synonyms contentment, pleasure, contentedness, satisfaction, cheerfulness, cheeriness, merriment, merriness, gaiety, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, joviality, jollity, jolliness, glee, blitheness, carefreeness, gladness, delight, good spirits, high spirits, light-heartedness, good cheer, well-being, enjoyment, felicity
Origin French, from jouir ‘enjoy’. |