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The French Academy dictionary suggested that the term 'gourmand' was a synonym of 'glutton' or 'greedy'. [5] Henri Brispot's A gourmand. An alternative and older usage of the word is to describe a person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink, as a glutton [2] or a trencherman. [citation needed]
Gourmet (US: / ɡ ɔːr ˈ m eɪ /, UK: / ˈ ɡ ɔːr m eɪ /) is a cultural idea associated with the culinary arts of fine food and drink, or haute cuisine, which is characterized by their high level of refined and elaborate food preparation techniques and displays of balanced meals that have an aesthetically pleasing presentation of several contrasting, often quite rich courses.
A gourmand is a lover of good food and drink. Gourmand may also refer to: Gourmand (fragrance), a genre of modern perfume; Gourmand syndrome, a rare medical condition; Café gourmand, a French culinary concept
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One example of a gourmand scent is Thierry Mugler's A*Men. A gourmand fragrance is a perfume consisting primarily of synthetic edible notes, such as honey, chocolate, vanilla or candy. [1] [2] These top and middle notes may be blended with non-edible base notes such as patchouli, musk or tonka bean. [3]
Synonyms often express a nuance of meaning or are used in different registers of speech or writing. Various technical domains may employ synonyms to convey precise technical nuances. Some writers avoid repeating the same word in close proximity, and prefer to use synonyms: this is called elegant variation. Many modern style guides criticize this.
A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms, sometimes simply as lists of synonyms and antonyms.
A connoisseur (French traditional, pre-1835, spelling of connaisseur, from Middle-French connoistre, then connaître meaning 'to be acquainted with' or 'to know somebody/something') is a person who has a great deal of knowledge about the fine arts; who is a keen appreciator of cuisines, fine wines, and other gourmet products; or who is an expert judge in matters of taste.