Gluttony
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡlʌ.tən.i/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gluttony is a noun meaning The vice of eating to excess.
Meaning
The vice of eating to excess.
Example Sentences
The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite.[…]Can those harmless but refined fellow-diners be the selfish cads whose gluttony and personal appearance so raised your contemptuous wrath on your arrival?
Word Forms
- gluttonies
Synonyms for gluttony
Depending on context, synonyms include overeating, gula.
Antonyms for gluttony
Common opposites include temperance.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include overeating, gula, gormandism, glutony, glutton, gulosity.
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