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bon vivant
[bon vee-vahnt, baw
noun
plural
bons vivantsa person who lives luxuriously and enjoys good food and drink.
bon vivant
/ bɔ̃ vivɑ̃ /
noun
Also called (but not in French): bon viveur.a person who enjoys luxuries, esp good food and drink
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bon vivant1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bon vivant1
Example Sentences
Creating such stunning clothing is demanding work that has left Anne little time for anyone else, something Sevigny — a modern bon vivant if there ever was one — says felt true to her life.
“We’re like, ‘What if we flip this around and we have the con man here be like Jude Law, this bon vivant, outgoing guy.
Swapping a beltway bon vivant for the so-called Prince of Darkness is, however, a risk.
Solomon, not well-known today, was a Harvard-educated bon vivant known for his erudition in new art’s European history.
He was a high-born bon vivant, just like James Bond, and he was the secret intelligence spymaster in France prior to the war.”
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When To Use
A bon vivant is a person who enjoys living “the good life”—a connoisseur of food and drink and of the other things that go along with a life of leisure and luxury.Bon vivant comes from French, in which it’s used as an adjective that literally means “good living.”The term bon vivant is typically associated with the kind of sociable person who’s good at entertaining and can keep the party going with a good story. However, the term is sometimes used to suggest that such a person is overly indulgent.Sometimes, bon vivant is written with a hyphen, as bon-vivant.Example: The hostess was a charming bon vivant who made sure to keep the food coming and the music playing late into the evening.
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