- bon vivant, bon viveur
- The first is a person who enjoys good food, the second a person who lives well.
Dictionary of troublesome word. Bill Bryson. 2013.
bon vivant, bon viveur
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bon viveur — UK [ˌbɒ̃ viːˈvɜː(r)] / US [ˌbɑn vɪˈvɜr] or bon vivant UK [ˌbɒ̃ viːˈvɒ̃] / US [ˌbɑn vɪˈvɑnt] noun [countable] Word forms bon viveur : singular bon viveur plural bon viveurs or bons viveurs formal someone who enjoys spending time with other people … English dictionary
bon viveur — [ˌbɒbon viveur vi: və:] noun (plural bon viveurs or bons viveurs pronunciation same) another term for bon vivant. Origin C19: pseudo Fr., from Fr. bon good and viveur a living person … English new terms dictionary
bon viveur — /bɒ̃ viˈvɜ/ (say bon vee ver) noun a bon vivant. {coined in English from French bon good + viveur a living person} …
bon viveur — [wym. bą wiwör] m IV, DB. bon viveura, Ms. bon viveurze; lm M. bon viveurowie, DB. bon viveurów przestarz., → bon vivant ‹fr.› … Słownik języka polskiego
bon viveur — n. (pl. bon viveurs or bons viveurs pronunc. same) = BON VIVANT. Etymology: pseudo F … Useful english dictionary
bon vivant, bon viveur — The first is a person who enjoys good food, the second a person who lives well … Dictionary of troublesome word
bon viveur, bon vivant — ▶ noun HEDONIST, pleasure seeker, sensualist, sybarite, voluptuary; epicure, gourmet, gastronome. Opposites puritan … Useful english dictionary
bon vivant — bon viveur UK [ˌbɒ̃ viːˈvɜː(r)] / US [ˌbɑn vɪˈvɜr] or bon vivant UK [ˌbɒ̃ viːˈvɒ̃] / US [ˌbɑn vɪˈvɑnt] noun [countable] Word forms bon viveur : singular bon viveur plural bon viveurs or bons viveurs formal someone who enjoys spending time with… … English dictionary
bon vivant — bon vi|vant [ˌbɔn vi:ˈvɔnt US ˌbo:n vi:ˈva:nt] n also bon viveur [ vi:ˈvə: US vi:ˈvə:r] [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: person who lives well ] formal someone who enjoys good food and wine, and being with people … Dictionary of contemporary English
bon vivant — , bon viveur The first is a person who enjoys good food; the second a person who lives well … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
