bon vivant
See also: Bonvivant and bon-vivant
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed 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”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbon vivant (plural bon vivants or bons vivants)
- A man who enjoys luxurious things in life, especially good food and drink; a man about town.
Synonyms
editRelated terms
edit- joie de vivre
- bonne vivante (feminine form)
Translations
editperson who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink
See also
editFrench
editPronunciation
editNoun
editbon vivant m (plural bons vivants, feminine bonne vivante)
- a bon vivant, who enjoys the good things in life
- Synonym: (obsolete) bon viveur
- Antonym: mal-vivant
Polish
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from French bon vivant.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbon vivant m pers
- (literary) bon vivant
- Synonym: bon viveur
Declension
editDeclension of bon vivant
singular | plural | |
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nominative | bon vivant | bon vivanci/bon vivanty (deprecative) |
genitive | bon vivanta | bon vivantów |
dative | bon vivantowi | bon vivantom |
accusative | bon vivanta | bon vivantów |
instrumental | bon vivantem | bon vivantami |
locative | bon vivancie | bon vivantach |
vocative | bon vivancie | bon vivanci |
Further reading
edit- bon vivant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- bon vivant in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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