adjective
- fond of or adapted to luxury or indulgence in sensual pleasures; having luxurious tastes or habits, especially in eating and drinking.
- fit for an epicure: epicurean delicacies.
- (initial capital letter) of, relating to, or characteristic of Epicurus or Epicureanism.
noun
- an epicure.
- (initial capital letter) a disciple of Epicurus.
adjective
- devoted to sensual pleasures, esp food and drink; hedonistic
- suitable for an epicurean epicurean feast
noun
- an epicure; gourmet
adjective
- of or relating to the philosophy of Epicurus
noun
- a follower of the philosophy of Epicurus
late 14c., “follower of the philosophical system of Epicurus;” 1570s, “one devoted to pleasure,” from Old French Epicurien, or from epicure + -ian. As an adjective, attested from 1580s in the philosophical sense and 1640s with the meaning “pleasure-loving.”