bon vivant
Lover of luxury
A bon vivant is someone devoted to the pleasures of good food, fine wine, and refined living.
The term is French for "good liver" in the sense of one who lives well.
A bon vivant isn't merely wealthy but actively cultivates enjoyment: He fancied himself a bon vivant, always knowing the best restaurants in town.
The word suggests sophistication rather than excess.
Culinary connoisseur
- foodieCasual term for epicure
- sybariteLover of lavish comfort
- sensualistOne devoted to pleasures
- palateOral cavity ceiling
savor · relish · degustation · appreciation · discernment · sophistication · taste · flavor
One pursuing enjoyment above all
- voluptuaryLover of sensory excess
- libertineOne lacking moral restraint
- indulgenceYielding to desire
- gratificationPleasure from satisfying desires
joie de vivre · self-indulgence · decadence · sensuality · enjoyment · extravagance · rakish · carefree
Wealthy frequent traveler
- glitteratiFashionable wealthy celebrities
- man-about-townFashionable urban socializer
- eliteSuperior select group
- galaFestive formal occasion
soirée · salon · charmer · raconteur · networker · cosmopolitan · fashionable · debutante
Showy, abundant prosperity
- affluenceAbundance of money
- sumptuousnessExtreme costly elegance
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
grandeur · champagne · fine dining · yacht · villa · refinement · splendor · wealth
Lighthearted fun together
- jovialityHearty, convivial cheerfulness
- festivityCelebratory occasion or mood
- cheerfulnessState of bright spirits
- jollityCheerful liveliness
exuberance · glee · laughter · lightheartedness · vivacity · effervescence · gregarious · warmth
gastronome
Culinary connoisseur
- foodieCasual term for epicure
- sybariteLover of lavish comfort
- sensualistOne devoted to pleasures
palate · savor · relish · degustation · appreciation · discernment · sophistication · taste · flavor · aroma
pleasure-seeker
One pursuing enjoyment above all
- voluptuaryLover of sensory excess
- libertineOne lacking moral restraint
- indulgenceYielding to desire
gratification · joie de vivre · self-indulgence · decadence · sensuality · enjoyment · extravagance · rakish · carefree · leisure
jet-setter
Wealthy frequent traveler
- glitteratiFashionable wealthy celebrities
- man-about-townFashionable urban socializer
- eliteSuperior select group
gala · soirée · salon · charmer · raconteur · networker · cosmopolitan · fashionable · debutante · patron
opulence
Showy, abundant prosperity
- affluenceAbundance of money
- sumptuousnessExtreme costly elegance
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
elegance · grandeur · champagne · fine dining · yacht · villa · refinement · splendor · wealth · prosperity
merriment
Lighthearted fun together
- jovialityHearty, convivial cheerfulness
- festivityCelebratory occasion or mood
- cheerfulnessState of bright spirits
jollity · exuberance · glee · laughter · lightheartedness · vivacity · effervescence · gregarious · warmth · hospitality
- pleasurepleasure, enjoyment, delight, gratification, contentment
- borrowed wordschic, naive, passe, avant-garde, faux
- social peopleextrovert, extroverts, social butterfly, people person, socialite
- pleasure seekershedonists, pleasure seeker, pleasure seekers, pleasure-seeker, sybarite
- sophisticatessophisticate, aesthete, cosmopolitan, aficionado, intellectual
- worldlyworldly, cosmopolitan, globe-trotter, globetrotter, world traveler
bon vivantrecluse
One choosing isolation
hermit · eremite · loner · shut-in · misanthrope
bon vivantkilljoy
One who dampens merriment
wet blanket · sourpuss · curmudgeon · party pooper · stick-in-the-mud
connoisseur, bon vivants, gourmand, bon mot, epicurean, hedonist, bon voyage, bonhomie, bon viveur