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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌbɑn vɪvˈɑnt/ [US], /ˌbɑn viˈvɑnt/ [US], /ˌbɒ̃ viːˈvɒ̃/ [UK] Forms: bon vivants [plural], bons vivants [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒnt Etymology: Borrowed 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”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|bon vivant|lit=one who lives well, good ‘liver’ (living person)}} French bon vivant (literally “one who lives well, good ‘liver’ (living person)”), {{m|fr|bon||good}} bon (“good”), {{m|fr|vivant||person who is living}} vivant (“person who is living”), {{m|fr|vivre||to live}} vivre (“to live”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|bons vivants|nolinkhead=1}} bon vivant (plural bon vivants or bons vivants)
  1. A man who enjoys luxurious things in life, especially good food and drink; a man about town. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: bon viveur, hedonist, bon-vivant Related terms: joie de vivre, bonne vivante [feminine], boulevardier, dandy, man about town Translations (person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink): vividor [masculine] (Catalan), vividora [feminine] (Catalan), panxacontent [masculine] (Catalan), panxacontenta [feminine] (Catalan), požitkář [masculine] (Czech), bonviván [masculine] (Czech), levemand [common-gender] (Danish), livsnyder [common-gender] (Danish), levensgenieter [masculine] (Dutch), bon-vivant [masculine] (Dutch), pallieter [masculine] (Dutch), pretmaker [masculine] (Dutch), bonvivanto (Esperanto), elunautija (Estonian), elämännautiskelija (Finnish), elostelija (Finnish), bon vivant [masculine] (French), bonne vivante [feminine] (French), Bonvivant [masculine] (German), Lebemann [masculine] (German), Genussmensch [masculine] (German), φιλήδονος (filídonos) [masculine] (Greek), καλοζωιστής (kalozoïstís) [masculine] (Greek), μπον βιβέρ (bon vivér) [masculine] (Greek), bonviván (Hungarian), bon-vivero (Ido), gaudente [feminine, masculine] (Italian), viveur [masculine] (Italian), viveuse [feminine] (Italian), ಭೋಜನಪ್ರಿಯ (bhōjanapriya) (Kannada), ಸುಭೋಜ್ಯಪ್ರಿಯ (subhōjyapriya) (Kannada), ಭೋಜನ ರಸಿಕ (bhōjana rasika) (Kannada), ಪಾಕಪ್ರಿಯ (pākapriya) (Kannada), xoşxwara (Northern Kurdish), livsnyter [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), levemann [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), bon vivant [masculine] (Polish), boêmio [masculine] (Portuguese), жуи́р (žuír) [masculine] (Russian), бонвива́н (bonviván) [masculine] (Russian), vividor [masculine] (Spanish), vividora [feminine] (Spanish), goddagsplit [common-gender] (Swedish), livsnjutare [common-gender] (Swedish), vivör [common-gender] (Swedish), lebeman [common-gender] (Swedish), festprisse [common-gender] (Swedish)

Noun [French]

IPA: /bɔ̃ vi.vɑ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-bon vivant.wav Forms: bons vivants [plural], bonne vivante [feminine]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} bon vivant m (plural bons vivants, feminine bonne vivante)
  1. a bon vivant, who enjoys the good things in life Tags: masculine Categories (topical): People Synonyms: bon viveur
    Sense id: en-bon_vivant-fr-noun-HYhE4KYl Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Polish]

IPA: /ˈbɔw̃ viˈvã/
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French bon vivant. Etymology templates: {{ubor|pl|fr|bon vivant}} Unadapted borrowing from French bon vivant Head templates: {{pl-noun|m-pr|head=bon vivant}} bon vivant m pers Inflection templates: {{pl-decl-noun-m-pr}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], bon vivant [nominative, singular], bon vivanci [nominative, plural], bon vivanty [derogatory, nominative, plural], bon vivanta [genitive, singular], bon vivantów [genitive, plural], bon vivantowi [dative, singular], bon vivantom [dative, plural], bon vivanta [accusative, singular], bon vivantów [accusative, plural], bon vivantem [instrumental, singular], bon vivantami [instrumental, plural], bon vivancie [locative, singular], bon vivantach [locative, plural], bon vivancie [singular, vocative], bon vivanci [plural, vocative]
  1. (literary) bon vivant Tags: literary, masculine, person Categories (topical): People Synonyms: bon viveur

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    {
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        "dative",
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        "dative",
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        "accusative",
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      "form": "bon vivantów",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "bon vivantem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bon vivantami",
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        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "bon vivancie",
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      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bon vivantach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bon vivancie",
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        "singular",
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    },
    {
      "form": "bon vivanci",
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}
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      "tags": [
        "US"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌbɒ̃ viːˈvɒ̃/",
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      "code": "ca",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "vividora"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "panxacontenta"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bonviván"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "levemand"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "livsnyder"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "levensgenieter"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bon-vivant"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pallieter"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pretmaker"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "word": "bonvivanto"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "word": "elunautija"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "word": "elämännautiskelija"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "word": "elostelija"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bon vivant"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bonne vivante"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Bonvivant"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Lebemann"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Genussmensch"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "φιλήδονος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kalozoïstís",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "καλοζωιστής"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "bon vivér",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "μπον βιβέρ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "word": "bonviván"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "word": "bon-vivero"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gaudente"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "viveur"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "viveuse"
    },
    {
      "code": "kn",
      "lang": "Kannada",
      "roman": "bhōjanapriya",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "word": "ಭೋಜನಪ್ರಿಯ"
    },
    {
      "code": "kn",
      "lang": "Kannada",
      "roman": "subhōjyapriya",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "word": "ಸುಭೋಜ್ಯಪ್ರಿಯ"
    },
    {
      "code": "kn",
      "lang": "Kannada",
      "roman": "bhōjana rasika",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "word": "ಭೋಜನ ರಸಿಕ"
    },
    {
      "code": "kn",
      "lang": "Kannada",
      "roman": "pākapriya",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "word": "ಪಾಕಪ್ರಿಯ"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "word": "xoşxwara"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "livsnyter"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "levemann"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bon vivant"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "boêmio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "žuír",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "жуи́р"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bonviván",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бонвива́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vividor"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vividora"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "goddagsplit"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "livsnjutare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "vivör"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "lebeman"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "person who enjoys the good things in life, especially good food and drink",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "festprisse"
    }
  ],
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}

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  "forms": [
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      "form": "bons vivants",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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      "form": "bonne vivante",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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        "a bon vivant, who enjoys the good things in life"
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      "form": "bon vivanty",
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    {
      "form": "bon vivantów",
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      "form": "bon vivantowi",
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      "form": "bon vivantów",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "bon vivantem",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "bon vivantami",
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        "instrumental",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "bon vivancie",
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        "locative",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bon vivantach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bon vivancie",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bon vivanci",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m-pr",
        "head": "bon vivant"
      },
      "expansion": "bon vivant m pers",
      "name": "pl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "pl-decl-noun-m-pr"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Polish",
  "lang_code": "pl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Polish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Polish lemmas",
        "Polish links with manual fragments",
        "Polish links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Polish links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Polish literary terms",
        "Polish masculine nouns",
        "Polish multiword terms",
        "Polish nouns",
        "Polish personal nouns",
        "Polish terms borrowed from French",
        "Polish terms derived from French",
        "Polish terms spelled with V",
        "Polish terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Polish terms with audio links",
        "Polish unadapted borrowings from French",
        "pl:People"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bon vivant"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bon vivant",
          "bon vivant#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary) bon vivant"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bon viveur"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary",
        "masculine",
        "person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɔw̃ viˈvã/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bon vivant"
}

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