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bon vivant

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bon vi·vant  (bô v-vä)
n. pl. bons vi·vants (bô v-vä)
A person with refined taste, especially one who enjoys superb food and drink.
[French : bon, good + vivant, present participle of vivre, to live.]
bon vivant (French) [bɔ̃ vivɑ̃]
n pl bons vivants [bɔ̃ vivɑ̃]
a person who enjoys luxuries, esp good food and drink Also called (but not in French) bon viveur [ˌbɒn viːˈvɜː]
[literally: good living (man)]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bon vivantbon vivant - a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
epicure, epicurean, foodie, gastronome, gourmet
sensualist - a person who enjoys sensuality
bon vivant (French)
noun bon viveur, gourmet, connoisseur, foodie (informal), epicurean, hedonist, pleasure-seeker, epicure, gastronome, voluptuary, luxurist a garrulous book collector and bon vivant
abstainer, celibate, ascetic, self-denier


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Athelney Jones proved to be a sociable soul in his hours of relaxation, and face his dinner with the air of a bon vivant.
Sign of the Four by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
The doctor, whose cook was not satisfactory, the curate, who kept no cook, and the mining agent, who was a great bon vivant, even began to rely on Freely for the greater part of their dinner, when they wished to give an entertainment of some brilliancy.
Brother Jacob by Eliot, George View in context
Murray was, by all accounts, a blustering, roystering, country squire: a devoted fox-hunter, a skilful horse-jockey and farrier, an active, practical farmer, and a hearty bon vivant.
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