Gourmand
noun
A person who enjoys eating and eats a lot.
She is a true gourmand, she is always the last to leave the dinner table.
Often appears as...
- a true gourmand
- gourmand of food
Usage tips
Neutral
adjective
Used to describe a large amount or variety of food.
They offer a gourmand menu with a wide variety of dishes.
Often appears as...
- gourmand menu
- gourmand taste
Usage tips
Neutral
noun
A person who enjoys eating and eats a lot.
She is a true gourmand, she is always the last to leave the dinner table.
Often appears as...
- a true gourmand
- gourmand of food
Usage tips
Neutral
adjective
Used to describe a large amount or variety of food.
They offer a gourmand menu with a wide variety of dishes.
Often appears as...
- gourmand menu
- gourmand taste
Usage tips
Neutral
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
Unlike 'glutton', 'gourmand' has a more positive tone, suggesting pleasure rather than excess.
At the buffet, he acted like a true gourmand, savoring every dish.
Pro Tip 2/3Culinary Enjoyment
'Gourmand' implies an enjoyment of fine food and a good appetite, not just overeating.
He's such a gourmand, always exploring new gourmet restaurants.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Quantity
Being a gourmand doesn't always mean eating in large amounts, it's about the love for eating.
Even though she's a gourmand, she always eats with refinement.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
Unlike 'glutton', 'gourmand' has a more positive tone, suggesting pleasure rather than excess.
At the buffet, he acted like a true gourmand, savoring every dish.
Pro Tip 2/3Culinary Enjoyment
'Gourmand' implies an enjoyment of fine food and a good appetite, not just overeating.
He's such a gourmand, always exploring new gourmet restaurants.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Quantity
Being a gourmand doesn't always mean eating in large amounts, it's about the love for eating.
Even though she's a gourmand, she always eats with refinement.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
Unlike 'glutton', 'gourmand' has a more positive tone, suggesting pleasure rather than excess.
At the buffet, he acted like a true gourmand, savoring every dish.
Pro Tip 2/3Culinary Enjoyment
'Gourmand' implies an enjoyment of fine food and a good appetite, not just overeating.
He's such a gourmand, always exploring new gourmet restaurants.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Quantity
Being a gourmand doesn't always mean eating in large amounts, it's about the love for eating.
Even though she's a gourmand, she always eats with refinement.
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Quote examples
E. F. Benson
English Novelist
The greedy man is he who habitually eats too much, knowing that he is injuring his bodily health thereby, and this is a vice to which not the gourmet but the gourmand is a slave.
Quote examples
Joel Robuchon
French Chef
I am a gourmand. I like to eat. When I have something that I like, I tend to have too much of it. That is a guilty pleasure.
Quote examples
Eric Schlosser
American Journalist
I really like hamburgers and French fries, and I don't consider myself some kind of gourmand.
Quote examples
E. F. Benson
English Novelist
The greedy man is he who habitually eats too much, knowing that he is injuring his bodily health thereby, and this is a vice to which not the gourmet but the gourmand is a slave.
Quote examples
Joel Robuchon
French Chef
I am a gourmand. I like to eat. When I have something that I like, I tend to have too much of it. That is a guilty pleasure.
Quote examples
Eric Schlosser
American Journalist
I really like hamburgers and French fries, and I don't consider myself some kind of gourmand.
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