epicurean
Plural: epicureans
Noun
- a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
- One who is devoted to pleasure.
Adjective
- of Epicurus or epicureanism
- "Epicurean philosophy"
Adjective Satellite
- devoted to pleasure
- "epicurean pleasures"
- displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
- "an epicurean banquet"
Adj
- Pursuing pleasure, especially in reference to food or comfort.
- Devoted to luxurious living.
Origin / Etymology
From Epicurean (“follower of Epicureanism”).
Synonyms
bon vivant, epicure, foodie, gastronome, gourmet, hedonic, hedonistic, luxuriant, luxurious, sybaritic, voluptuary, voluptuous, Babylonian, Cyrenaic, bon viveur, decadent, epicureal, epicurean, epicureous, epicurious, epicurish, hedonist, high-stepper, intemperate, lapling, lotus-eater, lotus-eating, pleasure seeker, pleasurist, self-indulgent, sensualist, sensualistic, sinful, softling, sybarite, sybaritical, voluptuarian
Scrabble Score: 13
epicurean: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordepicurean: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
epicurean: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary