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bon-vivant

bon-vivant is the alternative form of bon vivant.

Meaning of bon vivant

Noun

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.

Forms of bon-vivant

pluralbon-vivants
pluralbons-vivants

Questions about bon-vivant

What is bon-vivant the alternative form of?
Bon-vivant is the alternative form of bon vivant.

Words near bon-vivant in the dictionary

  1. bon-bon
  2. bon-bons
  3. bon-mot
  4. bon-mots
  5. bon-seki
  6. bon-vivant
  7. bon-vivants
  8. bona
  9. bona fida
  10. bona fide
  11. bona fides

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