bon vivant

[ bon vee-vahnt; French bawn vee-vahn ]

/ ˈbɒn viˈvɑnt; French bɔ̃ viˈvɑ̃ /

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noun, plural bons vi·vants [bon vee-vahnts; French bawn vee-vahn]. /ˈbɒn viˈvɑnts; French bɔ̃ viˈvɑ̃/.

a person who lives luxuriously and enjoys good food and drink.

Origin of bon vivant

From French

Words nearby bon vivant

bonus, Bonus Army, bonus baby, Bonus Eventus, bonus issue, bon vivant, bon voyage, bonxie, bony, bony ankylosis, bony bream

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Example sentences from the Web for bon vivant

In the first seven verses of this discourse, I cannot help seeing a gentle allusion to Schopenhauer's habits as a bon-vivant.
Thus Spake Zarathustra|Friedrich Nietzsche
He has the air of a bon-vivant, and speaks English extremely well.
Hushed Up|William Le Queux
"Well, I am content rather to live than to contemplate life," said the bon-vivant.
Tales From Bohemia|Robert Neilson Stephens
He once bluntly told a bon-vivant gentleman to “Live on sixpence a day, and earn it!”
The Doctor in History, Literature, Folk-Lore, Etc.|Various

He was a Whig without rancour, and a bon-vivant without selfishness.
A Book about Doctors|John Cordy Jeaffreson

British Dictionary definitions for bon vivant

bon vivant

/ French (bɔ̃ vivɑ̃) /

noun plural bons vivants (bɔ̃ vivɑ̃)

a person who enjoys luxuries, esp good food and drinkAlso called (but not in French): bon viveur (ˌbɒn viːˈvɜː)

Word Origin for bon vivant

literally: good living (man)

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单词	bon vivant
释义	bon vivant [ bon vee-vahnt; French bawn vee-vahn ] / ˈbɒn viˈvɑnt; French bɔ̃ viˈvɑ̃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bon vivant ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural bons vi·vants [bon vee-vahnts; French bawn vee-vahn]. /ˈbɒn viˈvɑnts; French bɔ̃ viˈvɑ̃/. a person who lives luxuriously and enjoys good food and drink. Origin of bon vivant From French Words nearby bon vivant bonus, Bonus Army, bonus baby, Bonus Eventus, bonus issue, bon vivant, bon voyage, bonxie, bony, bony ankylosis, bony bream Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bon vivant In the first seven verses of this discourse, I cannot help seeing a gentle allusion to Schopenhauer's habits as a bon-vivant. Thus Spake Zarathustra\|Friedrich Nietzsche He has the air of a bon-vivant, and speaks English extremely well. Hushed Up\|William Le Queux "Well, I am content rather to live than to contemplate life," said the bon-vivant. Tales From Bohemia\|Robert Neilson Stephens He once bluntly told a bon-vivant gentleman to “Live on sixpence a day, and earn it!” The Doctor in History, Literature, Folk-Lore, Etc.\|Various He was a Whig without rancour, and a bon-vivant without selfishness. A Book about Doctors\|John Cordy Jeaffreson British Dictionary definitions for bon vivant bon vivant / French (bɔ̃ vivɑ̃) / noun plural bons vivants (bɔ̃ vivɑ̃) a person who enjoys luxuries, esp good food and drinkAlso called (but not in French): bon viveur (ˌbɒn viːˈvɜː) Word Origin for bon vivant literally: good living (man) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bon vivant connoisseur, aficionado, enthusiast, epicure, epicurean, gastronome, gourmand, gourmet
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bon vivant

noun, plural bons vi·vants [bon vee-vahnts; French bawn vee-vahn]. /ˈbɒn viˈvɑnts; French bɔ̃ viˈvɑ̃/.

Origin of bon vivant

Words nearby bon vivant

Example sentences from the Web for bon vivant

British Dictionary definitions for bon vivant

noun plural bons vivants (bɔ̃ vivɑ̃)

Word Origin for bon vivant

Words related to bon vivant