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bon vivant


bon vi·vant

noun
\ˌbän-vē-ˈvänt, ˌbōⁿ-vē-ˈväⁿ\
plural bons vivants\ˌbän-vē-ˈvän(t)s, ˌbōⁿ-vē-ˈväⁿ(z)\ or bon vivants\same\

Definition of BON VIVANT

: a person having cultivated, refined, and sociable tastes especially with respect to food and drink
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Examples of BON VIVANT

  1. <a bon vivant who loves to hold dinner parties and serve exquisite, elaborate meals>

Origin of BON VIVANT

French, literally, good liver
First Known Use: circa 1695

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Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

Rhymes with BON VIVANT

commandant, complaisant, debridement, debutant, debutante, dilettante, John of Gaunt, intrigant, nonchalant, poste restante, symbiont

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