gormandizing
Eating with abandon
Gormandizing is eating greedily and to excess.
The word carries a tone of literary disapproval, suggesting gluttony rather than mere enthusiasm for food: He spent the evening gormandizing at the buffet while others made polite conversation.
The noun gormand (or gourmand) is someone who eats this way, though gourmand has softened to mean simply a lover of good food.
Consuming beyond bodily needs
- gorgingEating greedily, excessively
- bingingExcessive indulgence in excess
- stuffingSeasoned mixture for cavities
- engorgementOverfilling causing swelling
piggishness · ravenousness · insatiability · wolfing · gobbling · devouring · overconsumption · voracity
Need for nourishment
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- ravenousnessIntense, consuming hunger
- insatiableImpossible to satisfy
- voraciousExtremely eager to consume
famished · pangs · wolfish · greediness · consumption · ingestion · devouring · swallowing
Pursuit of gratification
- decadenceMoral decline through excess
- self-indulgenceExcessive yielding to desires
- pleasureHappy, satisfied feeling
- gratificationPleasure from satisfying desires
sensuality · epicureanism · savoring · relish · delight · luxury · pampering · treating
Formal celebratory meal
- feastElaborate ceremonial meal
- smorgasbordVaried self-serve meal
- repastFood served and consumed
- spreadTo distribute widely
buffet · gala · celebration · dining · hospitality · merriment · delicacies · platter
overeating
Consuming beyond bodily needs
- gorgingEating greedily, excessively
- bingingExcessive indulgence in excess
- stuffingSeasoned mixture for cavities
engorgement · piggishness · ravenousness · insatiability · wolfing · gobbling · devouring · overconsumption · voracity · greed
hunger
Need for nourishment
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- ravenousnessIntense, consuming hunger
- insatiableImpossible to satisfy
voracious · famished · pangs · wolfish · greediness · consumption · ingestion · devouring · swallowing · intake
hedonism
Pursuit of gratification
- decadenceMoral decline through excess
- self-indulgenceExcessive yielding to desires
- pleasureHappy, satisfied feeling
gratification · sensuality · epicureanism · savoring · relish · delight · luxury · pampering · treating · richness
banquet
Formal celebratory meal
- feastElaborate ceremonial meal
- smorgasbordVaried self-serve meal
- repastFood served and consumed
spread · buffet · gala · celebration · dining · hospitality · merriment · delicacies · platter · groaning board
gormandizingfasting
Deliberate food avoidance
nibbling · picking at food · undereating · starving · abstaining