gluttony

[ gluht-n-ee ]

/ ˈglʌt n i /

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noun

excessive eating and drinking.

Nearby words

glutose, glutton, glutton for punishment, gluttonize, gluttonous, gluttony, gly, glyburide, glyc-, glyc., glycaemia

Origin of gluttony

1175–1225; Middle English glotonie, glutonie < Old French glotonie; see glutton¹, -y³

SYNONYMS FOR gluttony

gormandizing, intemperance, voracity.

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Examples from the Web for gluttony

But with unlimited access to the luxurious sandwiches, piled high with glistening meat, a buttery apocalypse of gluttony unfolded.
My Big, Buttery Lobster Roll Rumble: We Came, We Clawed, We Conquered|Scott Bixby|June 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The sheer size and length of the feast and our own gluttony had saved us from walking straight into an ambush.
The Last Days of the Americans in Afghanistan|William Dalrymple|April 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Thanksgiving is about sloth and gluttony, as well as a dash of envy and greed.
Eat Turkey All You Want! It’s Not Going to Put You to Sleep|Kent Sepkowitz|November 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Each January, we are reminded of the gluttony with which we enjoyed December.
The Perfect Ceviche|Cookstr.com|January 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST

I believe that frequent and excessive bathing and gluttony have undermined her health.
The Memoirs of the Louis XIV. and The Regency, Complete|Elizabeth-Charlotte, Duchesse d'Orleans
Every spirit, Whose song bewails his gluttony indulg'd Too grossly, here in hunger and in thirst Is purified.
The Vision of Purgatory, Complete|Dante Alighieri
Wine was cheap, tea was dear, gluttony and drunkenness were anything but improper.
Dust|Julian Hawthorne
He was frugal in his habits,—a wine-drinker and an eater of meat, but rarely addicted to gluttony or intemperance.
The Unseen World and Other Essays|John Fiske
Put an end to your gluttony, and hear the splendid promises with which you are favoured!
Vathek|William Beckford

British Dictionary definitions for gluttony

gluttony

/ (ˈɡlʌtənɪ) /

noun

the act or practice of eating to excess

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