
epicure | epicure: n. gourmet, connoisseur, aesthete, epicurean, sybarite, hedonist, gastronome, bon viveur, bon vivant, Lucullus; gourmand: An epicure, he refuses to eat any food not prepared by his own chef.
epicurean | epicurean: adj. 1 sensual, sybaritic, luxurious, voluptuous, carnal, self-indulgent, pleasure-seeking, pleasure-oriented, hedonistic, gluttonous, intemperate, overindulgent, crapulent or crapulous, swinish, porcine, piggish, immoderate, orgiastic, libidinous, wild, unrestrained, unconfined, dissolute, dissipated, Bacchanalian, Saturnalian: The king''s epicurean lifestyle contrasted with that of his starving subjects. 2 Lucullan, gourmet: That was truly an epicurean repast. --n. 3 epicure: It was a meal that would have won the approval of the greatest epicureans.
epidemic | epidemic: adj. 1 widespread, universal, prevalent, prevailing, rampant, general, wide-ranging, pandemic: The disease has reached epidemic proportions. --n. 2 plague, pestilence, scourge, rash, growth, upsurge, outbreak, spread: An epidemic of anthrax has affected the cattle.
epigram | epigram: n. 1 witticism, bon mot, quip, mot, turn of phrase, jeu d''esprit, Atticism; pun, double entendre, jeu de mots, play on words, equivoque; paronomasia: His epigram characterizing Eskimos as ''God''s frozen people'' was widely quoted. 2 proverb, aphorism, maxim, saw, saying, adage, apophthegm or apothegm: ''Nothing succeeds like success'' is his favourite epigram.
epigrammatic | epigrammatic: adj. pithy, terse, laconic, concise, succinct, compendious, piquant, pungent, trenchant, sententious, witty, pointed, proverbial, aphoristic, apophthegmatic or apothegmatic, Colloq snappy, punchy: Oscar Wilde is known for his epigrammatic sayings.
episode | episode: n. 1 event, incident, occurrence, happening, experience, adventure, affair, matter: Please do not remind me of the episode with the chicken. 2 chapter, scene, instalment, part: Don''t miss tonight''s episode of your favourite soap opera.
epitome | epitome: n. 1 essence, quintessence, embodiment, personification, archetype, exemplar, (typical) example, model, prototype: My secretary is the epitome of laziness. 2 summary, abstract, condensation, synopsis, digest, compendium, abridgement, abbreviation, conspectus, r�sum�, contraction; outline, pr�cis, syllabus: The chairman wants an epitome of the report by lunch-time.
