Definition of EPICURE

epicure

Plural: epicures

Noun

  • A person devoted to luxurious living and refined pleasures.
  • a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
  • A person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink.

Examples

  • The true Scrabble EPICURE savors every well-placed Q or Z, not just the points.

Origin / Etymology

From Epicurus, the name of an Ancient Greek philosopher who advocated such a lifestyle.

Synonyms

bon vivant, epicurean, foodie, gastronome, gourmet, Homer Simpson, belly-god, bon viveur, buzgut, cormorant, epicure, gannet, glutton, gorger, gormandizer, gourmand, greedyguts, guttle, hedonist, helluo, high-stepper, hog, lapling, lotus-eater, pig, pleasure seeker, pleasurist, sensualist, slow belly, softling, sybarite, trencherman, voluptuarian, voluptuary

Scrabble Score: 11

epicure: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
epicure: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
epicure: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

epicure: valid Words With Friends Word