Bon Vivant Definition
bôɴ vē-väɴ
bons-vivants
noun
A sociable person with refined taste, as one who enjoys good food and drink and other luxuries.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Bon Vivant
Noun
Singular:
bon vivant
Plural:
bons-vivants, bon vivantsOrigin of Bon Vivant
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Borrowing from French bon vivant (literally “one who lives well, good ‘liver’ (living person)”), from bon (“good”) + vivant (“person who is living”), agent noun of vivre (“to live”).
From Wiktionary
French bon good vivant present participle of vivre to live
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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