bon vivant

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of BON VIVANT

a person with refined tastes in food and wine <a bon vivant who loves to hold dinner parties and serve exquisite, elaborate meals>

Synonyms bon vivant, epicurean, gastronome, gastronomist, gourmand, gourmet

Related Words connoisseur, dilettante; foodie; savorer; oenophile, turophile

Near Antonyms glutton, gorger, guzzler, hog, overeater, stuffer, swiller, trencherman

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