nnoun.persona person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)Synset:bon vivant epicure foodie gastronome gourmet
Derivationally Related Form:epicurean
Hypernyms:sensualist
Inherited Hypernyms:epicuresensualistpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:epicuresensualistpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
adjadj.pertof Epicurus or epicureanismPertainyms:epicureanismEpicurus
Inherited Hypernyms:epicurean
adj satadj.alldevoted to pleasureSynset:hedonic hedonistic
Examples:- a hedonic thrill
- lives of unending hedonistic delight
- epicurean pleasures
Antonyms:nonindulgent
Derivationally Related Form:hedonismepicureepicurean
Inherited Hypernyms:hedonic
Similar to:indulgent
adj satadj.alldisplaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the sensesSynset:luxuriant luxurious sybaritic voluptuary voluptuous
Examples:- an epicurean banquet
- enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs
- Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence
- a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness
Antonyms:nonindulgent
Derivationally Related Form:luxuriousnessvoluptuaryvoluptuousnesssybarite
Inherited Hypernyms:epicurean
Similar to:indulgent