Epicure — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛpɪkjˌʊɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɛpɪkjˌʊəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɛpɪkjˌʊəɹ/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɛpɪkjˌʊɹ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

foodie bon vivant epicurean gastronome gourmet

Word Forms

epicurean

adjective

devoted to pleasure

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Genießer

eine Person, die sich dem raffinierten Sinnesgenuss verschrieben hat (insbesondere gutes Essen und Trinken)

🇫🇷French

gourmet

une personne dévouée au plaisir sensuel raffiné (en particulier la bonne nourriture et les bonnes boissons)

🇪🇸Spanish

sibarita

una persona dedicada al disfrute sensual refinado (especialmente la buena comida y bebida)

🇮🇹Italian

epicureo

una persona dedita al raffinato godimento sensuale (soprattutto buon cibo e bevande)

🇵🇹Portuguese

epicurista

uma pessoa dedicada ao prazer sensual refinado (especialmente boa comida e bebida)

🇷🇺Russian

эпикуреец

человек, преданный изысканным чувственным удовольствиям (особенно хорошей еде и питью)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रसिया

परिष्कृत कामुक आनंद (विशेष रूप से अच्छा भोजन और पेय) के प्रति समर्पित व्यक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

এপিকিউর

পরিমার্জিত ইন্দ্রিয়গ্রাহ্য উপভোগের জন্য নিবেদিত একজন ব্যক্তি (বিশেষত ভাল খাবার এবং পানীয়)

🇮🇳Tamil

காவியம்

சுத்திகரிக்கப்பட்ட சிற்றின்ப இன்பத்திற்காக அர்ப்பணித்த ஒரு நபர் (குறிப்பாக நல்ல உணவு மற்றும் பானம்)

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎపిక్యూర్

శుద్ధి చేసిన ఇంద్రియ ఆనందానికి అంకితమైన వ్యక్తి (ముఖ్యంగా మంచి ఆహారం మరియు పానీయం)

🇮🇳Marathi

एपिक्युअर

परिष्कृत कामुक आनंदासाठी समर्पित व्यक्ती (विशेषत: चांगले अन्न आणि पेय)

🇮🇳Gujarati

એપિક્યોર

શુદ્ધ સંવેદનાપૂર્ણ આનંદ માટે સમર્પિત વ્યક્તિ (ખાસ કરીને સારા ખોરાક અને પીણા)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಹಾಕಾವ್ಯ

ಸಂಸ್ಕರಿಸಿದ ಇಂದ್ರಿಯ ಆನಂದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಮೀಸಲಾದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಉತ್ತಮ ಆಹಾರ ಮತ್ತು ಪಾನೀಯ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

എപ്പിക്യൂർ

ശുദ്ധമായ ഇന്ദ്രിയ ആസ്വാദനത്തിനായി അർപ്പിതനായ ഒരു വ്യക്തി (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് നല്ല ഭക്ഷണവും പാനീയവും)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

美食家

致力于精致的感官享受（尤其是美食和饮料）的人

🇯🇵Japanese

エピキュア

洗練された感覚的な楽しみ（特においしい食べ物や飲み物）に専念している人

🇰🇷Korean

미식가

세련된 감각적 즐거움(특히 좋은 음식과 음료)에 전념하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự hưởng thụ

một người cống hiến cho sự hưởng thụ nhục dục tinh tế (đặc biệt là thức ăn và đồ uống ngon)

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้มีพระคุณ

บุคคลที่อุทิศตนเพื่อความเพลิดเพลินอันละเอียดอ่อน (โดยเฉพาะอาหารและเครื่องดื่มที่ดี)

🇮🇩Indonesian

Epikur

seseorang yang mengabdi pada kenikmatan indera yang halus (terutama makanan dan minuman yang enak)

🇲🇾Malay

epikur

seseorang yang menumpukan kepada kenikmatan deria yang halus (terutama makanan dan minuman yang baik)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الذواق

شخص مكرس للمتعة الحسية الراقية (خاصة الطعام والشراب الجيد)

🇮🇷Persian

اپیکور

شخصی که وقف لذت های نفسانی تصفیه شده است (به خصوص غذا و نوشیدنی خوب)

🇹🇷Turkish

epikür

kendini rafine duyusal zevklere adamış kişi (özellikle iyi yiyecek ve içecek)

🇮🇱Hebrew

אָנִין טַעֲם

אדם המוקדש להנאה חושנית מעודנת (בעיקר אוכל ושתייה טובים)

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