Lebenslust
German, noun/ˈleːbn̩sˌlʊst/
Lebenslust is spelled L-E-B-E-N-S-L-U-S-T (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 48,028th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lebenslust is a German feminine noun meaning “joie de vivre, zest for life, love of life, lust for living” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “große Freude am Leben”.
What does Lebenslust mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininejoie de vivre, zest for life, love of life, lust for living
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. große Freude am Leben
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Lebenslust?
- /ˈleːbn̩sˌlʊst/
- [ˈleːbn̩sˌlʊst]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Lebenslust in German?
Lebenslust appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).