as in gourmet
a person with refined tastes in food and wine
a bon vivant who loves to hold dinner parties and serve exquisite, elaborate meals
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Recent Examples of bon vivant
Zubkov is a free spirit and a bon vivant, and Yaffa relishes his antiauthoritarian spirit.
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Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2020
The role of confidant and witty bon vivant to New York's most glittering society jewels was a position Capote held dear.
—Cady Lang, TIME, 2 Feb. 2024
Juliette Binoche stars and is entrancing as ever as 19th-century French chef Eugenie, a culinary wonder who creates gastronomical inspirations with the support of bon vivant Dodin (Benoit Magimel).
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2024
This innovative jazz-age pianist, songwriter and Harlem bon vivant had skills as oversized as the 300-pound personage that stamped him with the nickname he is remembered by.
—Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 29 Jan. 2024
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Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2020
The role of confidant and witty bon vivant to New York's most glittering society jewels was a position Capote held dear.
—Cady Lang, TIME, 2 Feb. 2024
Juliette Binoche stars and is entrancing as ever as 19th-century French chef Eugenie, a culinary wonder who creates gastronomical inspirations with the support of bon vivant Dodin (Benoit Magimel).
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2024
This innovative jazz-age pianist, songwriter and Harlem bon vivant had skills as oversized as the 300-pound personage that stamped him with the nickname he is remembered by.
—Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 29 Jan. 2024
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“Bon vivant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bon%20vivant. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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