noun. Mayonnaise is a colloid. Mayonnaise is a colloid. The definition of a colloid is a combination of molecules mixed through other substances that will not settle out or join with the other substance. Mayonnaise and blood are both examples of colloids.
The story's opening operates on a contrast. At the same time that it introduces the reader to Jonathanâs constructive outlook, it obliquely references the extent of the war's devastation. Jonathan not only considers himself lucky, but has an almost dazed optimism in his manner and attitude.
Hearty or carefree enjoyment of life. A love of life. From French, meaning âjoy of living.â. Joie de vivre, as one scholar has written, can be a joy of conversation, joy of eating, joy of anything one might doâ¦ And joie de vivre may be seen as a joy of everything, a comprehensive joy, a philosophy of life.