| Main Entry: | epicurean |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | loving food and finer things |
Synonyms: |
gluttonous, gourmandizing, gourmet, hedonistic, libertine, lush, luxurious, pleasure-seeking, self-indulgent, sensual, sensuous, sybaritic, voluptuous |
| Main Entry: | gay |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happy |
Synonyms: |
alert, animate, animated, blithe, blithesome, bouncy, brash, carefree, cheerful, cheery, chipper, chirpy, confident, convivial, devil-may-care, festive, forward, frivolous, frolicsome, fun-loving, gamesome, glad, gleeful, hilarious, insouciant, jocund, jolly, jovial, joyful, joyous, keen, lighthearted, lively, merry, mirthful, playful, pleasure-seeking, presuming, pushy, rollicking, self-assertive, sparkling, spirited, sportive, sprightly, sunny, vivacious, wild, zippy |
Antonyms: |
depressed, discouraged, sad, unhappy, upset, worried |
| Main Entry: | sensuous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | gratifying to senses |
Synonyms: |
carnal, epicurean, exciting, fleshly, fleshy, hedonistic, luscious, lush, luxurious, passionate, physical, pleasurable, pleasure-loving, pleasure-seeking, primrose, rich, self-indulgent, sensory, sensual, sensualistic, sumptuous, sybaritic, voluptuous |
| Notes: | sensuous usually implies gratification of the senses for the sake of aesthetic pleasure; sensual usually describes gratification of the senses or physical appetites as an end in itself |
Antonyms: |
despicable, distasteful |
| Main Entry: | sybaritic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | devoted to pleasure |
Synonyms: |
epicurean, hedonic, hedonistic, pleasure-seeking, voluptuary, voluptuous |
| Main Entry: | voluptuary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sybaritic |
Synonyms: |
epicurean, hedonic, hedonistic, hot*, passionate, pleasure-seeking, sensualistic, voluptuous |