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gluttony - 3 dictionary results

glut⋅ton⋅y

[gluht-n-ee]
–noun
excessive eating and drinking.

Origin:
1175–1225; ME glotonie, glutonie < OF glotonie; see glutton 1 , -y 3


gormandizing, intemperance, voracity.
glut·ton·y   (glŭt'n-ē)   
n.   pl. glut·ton·ies
Excess in eating or drinking.

Gluttony

Glut"ton*y\, n.; pl. Gluttonies. [OE. glotonie, OF. glotonie, gloutonnie.] Excess in eating; extravagant indulgence of the appetite for food; voracity.

Their sumptuous gluttonies, and gorgeous feasts. --Milton.
Language Translation for : gluttony
Spanish: glotonería, gula,
German: die Gefräßigkeit,
Japanese: 大食
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