What does gluttonous mean?
Definitions for gluttonous
ˈglʌt n əsglut·tonous
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Princeton's WordNet
gluttonousadjective
given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink
"over-fed women and their gluttonous husbands"; "a gluttonous debauch"; "a gluttonous appetite for food and praise and pleasure"
Wiktionary
gluttonousadjective
Given to excessive eating; prone to overeating.
gluttonousadjective
Greedy.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Gluttonousadjective
Given to excessive feeding; delighted overmuch with food.
Etymology: from glutton.
When they would smile and fawn upon his debts,
And take down th’ interest in their glutt’nous maws. William Shakespeare.The exceeding luxuriousness of this gluttonous age, wherein we press nature with overweighty burdens, and finding her strength defective, we take the work out of her hands, and commit it to the artificial help of strong waters. Walter Raleigh.
Thou well observe
The rule of not too much, by temperance taught
In what thou eat’st and drink’st; seeking from thence
Due nourishment, no gluttonous delight. John Milton, Par. Lost.
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gluttonous
Gluttonous refers to the indulgence in eating or drinking excessively and habitually, often to the point of wastefulness. It typically characterizes a person who is exceedingly or excessively greedy especially for food and drink. This term is often used to symbolize or indicate any form of excess or over-indulgence.
Webster Dictionary
Gluttonousadjective
given to gluttony; eating to excess; indulging the appetite; voracious; as, a gluttonous age
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of gluttonous in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of gluttonous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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- شره, جشع, نهمArabic
- чревоугоднически, алчен, ненаситенBulgarian
- nenasytnýCzech
- verfressen, gefräßig, unersättlich, gierigGerman
- λαίμαργος, αδηφάγοςGreek
- ávido, goloso, codicioso, glotónSpanish
- ahnasFinnish
- avide, glouton, goulu, vorace, gourmandFrench
- craosach, gionach, sanntachScottish Gaelic
- भक्षकHindi
- 飽くなき, 貪欲Japanese
- homangaMāori
- vraadzuchtigDutch
- gulosoPortuguese
- прожорливый, жадный, ненасытныйRussian
- பெருந்தீனிக்காரன்Tamil
- obur, açgözlüTurkish
- بدمعاشUrdu
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