epicurean

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌɛpɪkjʊˈriən/ UK /ˌɛpɪkjʊˈriːən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
devoted to refined sensual pleasure, especially good food and drink

He had epicurean tastes and never refused a fine vintage.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · devoted to refined sensual... hedonistic sensual gourmet luxurioussybariticvoluptuarygastronomic

Opposites

ascetic abstemious austere spartan

Word family

Derived forms epicureanism

Related forms epicureepicurism

Etymology

From Latin Epicureus, from Ancient Greek Epikoúreios, named after the philosopher Epicurus (Epíkouros), whose ethics sought pleasure as the highest good.

Ἐπικούρειος Ancient Greek

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# epicurean

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌɛpɪkjʊˈriən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɛpɪkjʊˈriːən/

## Meanings
1. devoted to refined sensual pleasure, especially good food and drink

## Examples
- He had epicurean tastes and never refused a fine vintage.

## Synonyms
- hedonistic
- sensual
- gourmet
- luxurious
- sybaritic
- voluptuary
- gastronomic

## Antonyms
- ascetic
- abstemious
- austere
- spartan

## Derived Forms
- epicureanism

## Related Forms
- epicure
- epicurism

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: Ἐπικούρειος

## Etymology
From Latin Epicureus, from Ancient Greek Epikoúreios, named after the philosopher Epicurus (Epíkouros), whose ethics sought pleasure as the highest good.

## AI Etymology
Epicurean comes from Latin Epicureus, from Ancient Greek Epikoúreios, named after the philosopher Epicurus (Epíkouros), whose ethics sought pleasure as the highest good. The etymological trail includes Ancient Greek Ἐπικούρειος. As an adjective, epicurean describes what is devoted to refined sensual pleasure, especially good food and drink. The same family is visible in derived forms such as epicureanism and related forms such as epicure and epicurism.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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