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Bon Vivant - 3 dictionary results

bon vi⋅vant

[bon vee-vahnt; Fr. bawn vee-vahn]
–noun, plural bons vi⋅vants [bon vee-vahnts; Fr. bawn vee-vahn] .
a person who lives luxuriously and enjoys good food and drink.

Origin:
< F
bon vi·vant   (bôɴ' vē-väɴ')   
n.   pl. bons vi·vants (bôɴ' vē-väɴ')
A person with refined taste, especially one who enjoys superb food and drink.

[French : bon, good + vivant, present participle of vivre, to live.]

Bon vivant

Bon" vi`vant"\; pl. Bons vivants. [F. bon good + vivant, p. pr. of vivre to live.] A good fellow; a jovial companion; a free liver.
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