bon vivant
bon vivant · bon vivants · bons vivants
жуир, бонвиван
Bonvivant, Lebemann, Genussmensch
A man who enjoys luxurious things in life, especially good food and drinkA man who enjoys luxurious things in life, especially good food and drink; a man about town.
UK/ˌbɒ̃ viːˈvɒ̃/US/ˌbɑn vɪvˈɑnt/
Meaning
1 sensesA man who enjoys luxurious things in life, especially good food and drink; a man about town.
Bonvivant, Lebemann, Genussmensch
жуи́рžuír, бонвива́нbonviván
a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
Examples
1 sentencesTom is a bon vivant.
Том бонвіван. — deniko
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink:
Origin
Borrowed from French bon vivant (literally “one who lives well, good ‘liver’ (living persoBorrowed from French bon vivant (literally “one who lives well, good ‘liver’ (living person)”), from bon (“good”) + vivant (“person who is living”), agent noun of vivre (“to live”).
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Forms
plural: bon vivants / bons vivantsSynonyms
16 synonymsbon viveurhedonistepicureepicureanhigh-stepperlotus-eaterpleasure seekerpleasuristsensualistsoftlingsybaritevoluptuarianvoluptuary
Close in meaning
- a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink):epicuregourmetgastronomeepicureanfoodie