bon vivant

• bon-vivant

Borrowed from French bon vivant (literally “one who lives well, good ‘liver’ (living person)”), from bon (“good”) + vivant (“person who is living”), agent noun of vivre (“to live”).

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌbɑn vɪvˈɑnt/, /ˌbɑn viˈvɑnt/, /ˌbɔ̃ viˈvɑ̃/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌbɒ̃ viːˈvɒ̃/, /ˌbɔ̃ viˈvɑ̃/
• Rhymes: -ɒnt

bon vivant (plural bon vivants or bons vivants)

1. A man who enjoys luxurious things in life, especially good food and drink; a man about town.

   Synonyms: bon viveur, hedonist; see also Thesaurus:sensualist

• joie de vivre
• bonne vivante (feminine form)

• boulevardier
• dandy
• man about town

• IPA^(key): /bɔ̃ vi.vɑ̃/

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bon vivant m (plural bons vivants, feminine bonne vivante)

1. a bon vivant, who enjoys the good things in life

   Synonym: (obsolete) bon viveur

   Antonym: mal-vivant

Unadapted borrowing from French bon vivant.

• IPA^(key): [ˌbɔ̃ viˈvã]

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• Syllabification: bob‧vi‧vant

bon vivant m pers

1. (literary) bon vivant

   Synonym: bon viveur

• bon vivant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• bon vivant in Polish dictionaries at PWN