English Explanatory Dictionary

bon viveur

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of bon vivant, a person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

bon viveur bons viveurs bon viveurs

Etymology

Appeared in the mid 19th century as pseudo-Gallicization of bon vivant.

Synonyms

pleasure seeker voluptuary bon viveur epicure epicurean hedonist high-stepper lapling lotus-eater pleasurist sensualist softling sybarite voluptuarian bon vivant
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