bon vivant

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Pronunciation

• (GA) IPA: /ˌbɑn viˈvɑnt/
• (RP) IPA: /ˌbɒ̃ viːˈvɒ̃/

Noun

bon vivant (plural bon vivants)

1. A person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink; a man about town.

Synonyms

• bon viveur

Related terms

• joie de vivre

Translations

• French: bon vivant, bonne vivante
• German: Bonvivant, Lebemann, Genussmensch
• Italian: gaudente, viveur, viveuse
• Portuguese: boêmio
• Russian: жуи́р
• Spanish: vividor, vividora

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