BON VIVANT Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

bon vivant

noun

ˌbän-vē-ˈvänt

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 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 Horst was a bon vivant, Huene a puritanical aesthete. —

Christian House, CNN, 7 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bon vivant