Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The vice of eating to excess.

    Völlerei, Fresssucht, Gefräßigkeit

    чревоуго́диеčrevougódije, обжо́рствоobžórstvo, прожо́рливостьprožórlivostʹ

    обже́рливістьobžérlyvistʹ, ненаже́рливістьnenažérlyvistʹ, обже́рствоobžérstvo

    habitual eating to excess

Examples

8 sentences
  1. They're imprisoning gourmands for their sinful gluttony.

    deSie kerkern Vielfraße für ihre sündhafte Schlemmerei ein.

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  2. Gluttony is one of the seven deadly sins.

    ruЧревоугодие - один из семи смертных грехов.

    deVöllerei ist eine der sieben Todsünden.

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  3. Tom's gluttony knows no bounds.

    ruОбжорство Тома не знает границ.

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  4. The seven deadly sins are: pride, envy, greed, anger, lust, gluttony and sloth.

    ruСемь смертных грехов — это гордыня, зависть, алчность, гнев, похоть, чревоугодие и лень.

    deDie sieben Hauptlaster sind: der Hochmut, die Missgunst, die Habgier, der Jähzorn, die Wollust, die Völlerei und die Faulheit.

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  5. Gluttony is a sin.

    ruЧревоугодие - это грех.

    deVöllerei ist eine Sünde.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
the vice of eating to excess:
Русский
By meaning 1
the vice of eating to excess:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the vice of eating to excess:

Origin

From Old French glutonie, from gloton + -ie, from Latin glutio, equivalent to glutton + -y

From Old French glutonie, from gloton + -ie, from Latin glutio, equivalent to glutton + -y.

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Forms

plural: gluttonies
Singulargluttony
Pluralgluttonies

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins):overeatinggula

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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