bon vi·vant \|bänvēˈvänt, bōⁿvēväⁿ\noun (pluralbons vivantsorbon vivants \-vän(t)s, bōⁿvēväⁿ\) Etymology: French, literally, good liver : a person having cultivated or refined tastes especially in food and drink : high liver, gourmet < a prodigious worker, a hard and frequent bon vivant — Arthur Krock > Synonyms:see epicure