gourmand
noun
a person who is fond of good eating, often indiscriminatingly and to excess.
gourmandism
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a word derived from
gourmand.
Example Sentences
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It followed naturally that gourmandism should be neither gluttony nor voracity but "the impassioned, considered and habitual preference for whatever pleases the taste."
From Time Magazine Archive
A shameless blend of petty larceny, mendacity, fleas, gourmandism, dirt and unequalled plausibility.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, September 26, 1917 by Various
As soon as he had appeased his appetite, or his gourmandism, he went to look to the economy of the establishment.
From Trevethlan: (Vol 2 of 3) A Cornish Story. by William Davy Watson
Every extravagant and extraordinary delicacy invented by Epicureanism, from the days of Lucullus to the days of Gallic gourmandism, is here in abundance.
From 'Midst the Wild Carpathians by M?r J?kai
Do you remember dear old Paoletti, Dolly, who used to serve up those delicious little macaroni suppers long ago in our own room?—cheating us into gourmandism by the trick of deceit!
From The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly by Charles James Lever
