Meanings
- uncountableA passion for and deep interest in good food.
When gourmandism turns into gluttony, voracity, or perversion, it loses its name, its attributes, and all of its meaning, and becomes fit subject for the moralist who can preach upon it or the doctor who can cure it with his prescriptions.
1825, Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, The Physiology of TasteSynonyms: epicurism, gourmanderie, gourmandery, gourmandry, gourmetism
- uncountableGluttony.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA passion for and deep interest in good food.
Origin
Translations
Finnish herkuttelu, gourmandismi
- herkuttelupassion for good food
- gourmandismipassion for good food
Latvian gardēdība
- gardēdībapassion for good food
Ukrainian гурма́нство, ґурма́нство
- гурма́нство (hurmánstvo)passion for good food
- ґурма́нство (gurmánstvo)passion for good food
Cite this entry
gourmandism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gourmandism
“gourmandism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gourmandism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gourmandism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gourmandism.
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