epicure

ep·i·cure

E0175800 (ĕp′ĭ-kyo͝or′)n.1. A person with refined taste, especially in food and wine.2. A person devoted to sensuous pleasure and luxurious living.

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[Middle English, an Epicurean, from Medieval Latin epicūrus, from Latin Epicūrus, Epicurus, from Greek Epikouros.]

epicure

(ˈɛpɪˌkjʊə) n1. a person who cultivates a discriminating palate for the enjoyment of good food and drink; gourmet2. a person devoted to sensual pleasures[C16: from Medieval Latin epicūrus, after Epicurus; see Epicurean] ˈepicurˌism n

ep•i•cure

(ˈɛp ɪˌkyʊər)

n. 1. a person who cultivates a refined taste, esp. in food and wine; connoisseur. 2. Archaic. a person dedicated to sensual enjoyment. [1555–65; < Latin Epicūrēus (see epicurean)]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

epicure - a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)bon vivant, epicurean, foodie, gastronome, gourmetsensualist - a person who enjoys sensuality

epicure

noun gourmet, foodie, glutton, epicurean, hedonist, gourmand, bon vivant (French), gastronome, sensualist, sybarite, voluptuary These delicacies will delight gastronomes and epicures.

epicure

nounA person devoted to pleasure and luxury:epicurean, hedonist, sensualist, sybarite, voluptuary.

Translations

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