epicure

noun ep·i·cure \ˈe-pi-ˌkyu̇r\

: a person who appreciates fine food and drink

Full Definition of EPICURE

archaic : one devoted to sensual pleasure : sybarite

: one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine

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Origin of EPICURE

Epicurus

First Known Use: 1565

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

Synonym Discussion of EPICURE

epicure, gourmet, gourmand, gastronome mean one who takes pleasure in eating and drinking. epicure implies fastidiousness and voluptuousness of taste. gourmet implies being a connoisseur in food and drink and the discriminating enjoyment of them. gourmand implies a hearty appetite for good food and drink, not without discernment, but with less than a gourmet's. gastronome implies that one has studied extensively the history and rituals of haute cuisine.

Rhymes with EPICURE

amateur, aperture, armature, blackamoor, carrefour, carte du jour, coinsure, commissure, confiture, connoisseur, coverture, curvature, cynosure, embouchure, filature, forfeiture, garniture, geniture, green-manure, haute couture, immature, insecure, ligature, manicure, overture, paramour, pedicure, plat du jour, portraiture, prelature, premature, quadrature, reassure, Reaumur, reinsure, saboteur, sepulture, sequitur, signature, simon-pure, sinecure, soup du jour, tablature, temperature, to be sure, troubadour, white amur, Yom Kippur

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