epicurean
adj/ˌɛp.ɪ.kjʊəˈɹiː.n̩/UK/ˌɛp.ɪ.kjʊˈɹi.n̩/US/ˌɛpɪkjʊəˈɹiːən/UK/ˌɛpɪkjʊˈɹiːən/US
Etymology
From Old French Epicurien, from Latin Epicureus, from Ancient Greek Ἐπικούρειος (Epikoúreios, “Epicurean”), from Ἐπίκουρος (Epíkouros, “Epicurus”) + -ειος (-eios, “-ey: forming adjectives”).
- derived from Ἐπικούρειος
- derived from Epicureus
- derived from Epicurien
Definitions
Pursuing pleasure, especially in reference to food or comfort.
- Though a list of the great writers contain all the constituents of an Epicurean feast, yet to most of us it resembles the menu of a Gargantuan banquet.
Devoted to luxurious living.
One who is devoted to pleasure.
- I keep but a man and a maid, ever ready to slander and steal ; / I know it, and smile a hard-set smile, like a stoic, or like / A wiser epicurean, and let the world have its way.
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Of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism, his philosophy.
a follower of Epicurus and Epicureanism
The neighborhood
Derived
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