gastronome
noun
Synonyms
- bon vivant
- epicure
- epicurean
- gastronomist
- gourmand
- gourmet
Example Sentences
Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 17 May 2022 The story is inspired by the famous French gastronome Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 17 May 2022 The story is inspired by the famous French gastronome Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 17 May 2022 The story is inspired by the famous French gastronome Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 17 May 2022 Emilien Crespo, a globetrotting gastronome who splits his time between Los Angeles and Paris, says it’s not just the Instagram posts of Imbert with Dua Lipa, Omar Sy, and Kylian Mbappé that rub some people the wrong way. Cyrill Matter, Town & Country, 8 June 2022 The story is inspired by the famous French gastronome Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 17 May 2022 The story is inspired by the famous French gastronome Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 17 May 2022 The story is inspired by the famous French gastronome Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 17 May 2022 See More Word History
French, back-formation from gastronomie
1823, in the meaning defined above
gastronome
noun
Synonyms & Similar Words
- epicure
- epicurean
- gourmet
- gastronomist
- bon vivant
- foodie
- gourmand
- savorer
- connoisseur
- oenophile
- dilettante
- turophile
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- trencherman
- glutton
- overeater
- hog
- stuffer
- guzzler
- gorger
- swiller
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of gastronome are epicure, gourmand, and gourmet. While all these words mean "one who takes pleasure in eating and drinking," gastronome implies that one has studied extensively the history and rituals of haute cuisine.
The words epicure and gastronome can be used in similar contexts, but epicure implies fastidiousness and voluptuousness of taste.
Although the words gourmand and gastronome have much in common, gourmand implies a hearty appetite for good food and drink, not without discernment, but with less than a gourmet's.
The meanings of gourmet and gastronome largely overlap; however, gourmet implies being a connoisseur in food and drink and the discriminating enjoyment of them.