Definition of gourmandize in English:
gourmandize
(British gourmandise) (also gormandize)
verbˌɡʊəm(ə)nˈdiːzˌɡɔːm(ə)nˈdiːzˈɡʊrmənˌdaɪz
[no object]Eat good food, especially to excess.
Example sentencesExamples
- But when Neptune is afflicted in Taurus it gives a sensuous and passionate nature and a strong tendency to gourmandize which in time is bound to bring trouble and sorrow in its wake.
- Don't gourmandize, and don't drink to excess.
- They were also, according to witnesses, gourmandizing on the food stuffs kept by the clergy.
- Fat and homely, he womanizes and gourmandizes and pulls tablecloths out from under dishes.
- But still, you're not here to hobnob and gourmandise, you're here for that intense spiritual experience.
Synonyms
hedonistic, sensualist, pleasure-seeking, self-indulgent, indulgent, libertine, sybaritic, voluptuary, lotus-eating
nounˌɡʊəm(ə)nˈdiːzˌɡɔːm(ə)nˈdiːzˈɡʊrmənˌdaɪz
mass nounThe appreciation or consumption of good food.
Example sentencesExamples
- Napoleon's love of gourmandise was nurtured young on his native island.
- His interest in gourmandise caused him to taste its flesh, which he found delicious and certainly better than most of our chickens.
- I guess my gourmandise runs deep.
Origin
Late Middle English (as a noun): from French gourmandise, from gourmand; the verb dates from the mid 16th century.
Definition of gourmandize in US English:
gourmandize
(British gourmandise) (also gormandize)
verbˈɡo͝ormənˌdīzˈɡʊrmənˌdaɪz
[no object]Eat good food, especially to excess.
Example sentencesExamples
- Fat and homely, he womanizes and gourmandizes and pulls tablecloths out from under dishes.
- But when Neptune is afflicted in Taurus it gives a sensuous and passionate nature and a strong tendency to gourmandize which in time is bound to bring trouble and sorrow in its wake.
- They were also, according to witnesses, gourmandizing on the food stuffs kept by the clergy.
- But still, you're not here to hobnob and gourmandise, you're here for that intense spiritual experience.
- Don't gourmandize, and don't drink to excess.
nounˈɡo͝ormənˌdīzˈɡʊrmənˌdaɪz
The action of indulging in or being a connoisseur of good eating.
Example sentencesExamples
- Napoleon's love of gourmandise was nurtured young on his native island.
- I guess my gourmandise runs deep.
- His interest in gourmandise caused him to taste its flesh, which he found delicious and certainly better than most of our chickens.
Origin
Late Middle English (as a noun): from French gourmandise, from gourmand; the verb dates from the mid 16th century.