epicures
Lovers of delicacies
Epicures are people devoted to the pleasures of fine food and drink.
The word suggests refined taste and discriminating judgment rather than mere gluttony: The restaurant attracts epicures from across the region.
An epicure appreciates quality and subtlety, savoring experiences that others might overlook.
Enthusiastic eaters, sometimes excessive
- connoisseursExpert judges of quality
- foodiesDevoted culinary enthusiasts
- palateOral cavity ceiling
- delicaciesChoice, refined foods
cuisine · tasting · savoring · refinement · discernment · gastronomes · culinary · appreciation
Moral decline through excess
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- trufflesExpensive edible fungi
- caviarCured fish eggs
- champagneEffervescent celebratory wine
opulence · indulgence · hedonism · pleasure · excess · feasting · wagyu · foie gras
Pursuit of gratification
- pleasureHappy, satisfied feeling
- moderationAvoidance of excess
- sensoryRelated to perception
- AthensGreece's capital city
Garden · ataraxia · tranquility · wisdom · contemplation · temperance · simplicity · friendship
gourmands
Enthusiastic eaters, sometimes excessive
- connoisseursExpert judges of quality
- foodiesDevoted culinary enthusiasts
- palateOral cavity ceiling
delicacies · cuisine · tasting · savoring · refinement · discernment · gastronomes · culinary · appreciation · indulgence
decadence
Moral decline through excess
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- trufflesExpensive edible fungi
- caviarCured fish eggs
champagne · opulence · indulgence · hedonism · pleasure · excess · feasting · wagyu · foie gras · saffron
hedonism
Pursuit of gratification
- pleasureHappy, satisfied feeling
- moderationAvoidance of excess
- sensoryRelated to perception
Athens · Garden · ataraxia · tranquility · wisdom · contemplation · temperance · simplicity · friendship · fulfillment
- food loversfoodies, gourmets, gourmands, bon vivants, food critics
- feastersfeasters, banqueters, diners, gourmands, gorgers
- pleasure seekershedonist, hedonists, pleasure seeker, pleasure seekers, pleasure-seeker
epicuresphilistines
Uncultured, materialistic people
barbarians · boors · vulgarians · ignoramuses · lowbrows
epicuresascetics
People practicing severe self-discipline
abstainers · stoics · fasters · monks · flagellants
epicuresgluttons
Habitual overeaters
gourmands · gorgers · gobblers · picky eaters