epicurean
/ˌepɪkjʊˈriːən/adjective
उच्चारण एपिक्युरीअन
भोग-विलासी, स्वादिष्ट भोजन और सुख का प्रेमी
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taking great pleasure in good food, drink and comfort; devoted to pleasure
भोग-विलासी, स्वादिष्ट भोजन और सुख का प्रेमी
- an epicurean dinner of twelve courses
- his epicurean tastes in wine and cheese
- The hotel offers an epicurean experience, with chefs from five different regions.
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- He has epicurean tastes and never settles for ordinary food.
- Their epicurean holiday in Kerala was full of seafood and spices.
Synonyms pleasure-loving hedonistic sensual luxurious gourmet
Opposite ascetic austere spartan abstemious
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a person who takes great pleasure in good food and drink and in comfort
भोग-विलासी व्यक्ति, स्वाद और सुख का पारखी
- An epicurean, he travelled across India for its regional cuisines.
- He was an epicurean who preferred a simple but perfectly cooked meal to a loud banquet.
- Karan is a true epicurean and plans every trip around its restaurants.
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- The epicureans in our group insisted on a proper sit-down meal.
- As an epicurean, she could tell the difference between two kinds of saffron.
Synonyms gourmet hedonist bon vivant sybarite
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
ep·i·cu·re·an
With -curean (not 'epicurian'); often with a capital E for the philosophy.
-curean के साथ ('epicurian' गलत है); दर्शन के लिए प्रायः बड़ा E।
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Greek philosopher Epicurus (though he actually taught a simple life).
Greek दार्शनिक Epicurus से (हालाँकि उसने वास्तव में सादा जीवन सिखाया था)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: a lover of fine food and pleasure is an epicure or epicurean; its opposite, one who denies himself comfort, is an ascetic; one who makes pleasure the chief aim of life is a hedonist.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: उत्तम भोजन और सुख का प्रेमी epicure या epicurean; इसका विपरीत, जो खुद को सुख से वंचित रखे, ascetic; जो सुख को जीवन का मुख्य लक्ष्य बनाए, hedonist।