āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
epicurean
/ËÉpÉĒkjËĘÉšiâÉn/
Epicurean
01
a person who takes pleasure in refined, often sensual, enjoyment, especially in food and drink
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The dinner party attracted several epicureans eager for gourmet tasting.
epicurean
01
relating to Epicurus, his philosophy, or the principles of epicureanism
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His epicurean outlook emphasized moderation and intellectual enjoyment.
02
āĻāĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¨, āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĻŽāĻŋāĻ
relating to enjoyment of luxuries, especially through delicious food and drink
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She prepared an epicurean feast fit for kings, with delicate foods and fine wines.
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03
āĻāĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¨, āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§
focused on maximizing enjoyment and minimizing pain and discomfort through one's choices and actions
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His studies of ancient philosophy led him to adopt a more epicurean worldview centered on happiness.
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āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻāĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
epicureanism
epicurean
epicure
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