bon vivant
noun /ˌbɒ̃ viːˈvɒ̃/
/ˌbɑːn viːˈvɑːnt/
(also bon viveur
(from French) /ˌbɒ̃ viːˈvɜː(r)/
/ˌbɑːn viːˈvɜːr/
)- a person who enjoys going out with friends and eating good food, drinking good wine, etc. The plural forms can be bon vivants or bons vivants; bon viveurs or bons viveurs but the pronunciation is the same as the singular.Word Originlate 17th cent.: from French, literally ‘person living well’, from bon ‘good’ and vivre ‘to live’.