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bon vivant /bɒ̃ viːˈvɒ̃ / /bɔ̃ vivɑ̃/noun (plural bon vivants or bons vivants pronounced same)A person who devotes themselves to a sociable and luxurious lifestyle: he was a diplomat, bon vivant, and womanizer par excellence...- On the surface, he is a refined bon vivant; yet, in disguise, he is an internationally renowned jewel thief.
- The implication is that he is a bon vivant, a dashing man of high fashion and culture who disarms both lovers and enemies with charm, intellect, and refined tastes.
- Jack becomes a regular bon vivant, painting tasteful nudes in his California art studio and writing books on ancient humanities.
OriginLate 17th century: from French, literally 'person living well', from bon 'good' and vivre 'to live'. Rhymesaide-de-camp, aides-de-camp, anon, Asunción, au courant, begone, Bonn, Caen, Canton, Carcassonne, Ceylon, chaconne, chateaubriand, ci-devant, Colón, colon, Concepción, con (US conn), cretonne, don, Duchamp, Evonne, foregone, fromage blanc, Gabon, Garonne, gone, guenon, hereupon, Inchon, Jean, john, Jon, Le Mans, León, Luzon, Mont Blanc, Narbonne, odds-on, on, outgone, outshone, Perón, phon, piñon, Pinot Blanc, plafond, Ramón, Saigon, Saint-Saëns, Sand, Schwann, scone, shone, side-on, sine qua non, Sorbonne, spot-on, swan, thereon, thereupon, ton, Toulon, undergone, upon, Villon, wan, whereon, whereupon, won, wonton, yon, Yvonne |