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
Yet Hal’s shenanigans, pursued in the company of Sir John Falstaff (Jay O. Sanders), that poor man’s bon vivant, mask aspirations of greatness.
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The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2025
Specifically, given my interest in the microbiome, what are the ramifications for this bon vivant’s gut?
—Betsy Andrews, Saveur, 9 Jan. 2025
Unlike the always retiring Edward, however, Oswald is a bon vivant comfortable in his own skin — a great dancer, a karaoke master, and a ladies’ man.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 Jan. 2025
The loquacious Public Enemy veteran who kicked a debilitating drug habit to become a reality-TV superstar and bon vivant always seems to be everywhere all at once.
—Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2024
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The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2025
Specifically, given my interest in the microbiome, what are the ramifications for this bon vivant’s gut?
—Betsy Andrews, Saveur, 9 Jan. 2025
Unlike the always retiring Edward, however, Oswald is a bon vivant comfortable in his own skin — a great dancer, a karaoke master, and a ladies’ man.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 Jan. 2025
The loquacious Public Enemy veteran who kicked a debilitating drug habit to become a reality-TV superstar and bon vivant always seems to be everywhere all at once.
—Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for bon vivant
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“Bon vivant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bon%20vivant. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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