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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)]
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Noun1.bon vivant - a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)bon 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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