Question

bon vivant My uncle and aunt were bons vivants, and could usually be found in the evening at a swank midtown bar surrounded by a crowd of tipsy merrymakers. bɑn vivant*

Accepted Answer

A sociable person with a love of excellent food and drink. Bon vivant comes straight from French, where it means literally “good liver,” and is still pronounced in the French way, though we've actually been using it in English since the 17th century. A proper bon vivant has some money and lots of friends and plenty of style and knows a good wine and can tell a great story and loves to laugh. Because of all these requirements, true bons vivants are rather rare—but that doesn't mean there aren't plenty of people who hope to be one someday.

word	bon vivant
definition	A sociable person with a love of excellent food and drink.
eg_sentence	My uncle and aunt were bons vivants, and could usually be found in the evening at a swank midtown bar surrounded by a crowd of tipsy merrymakers.
explanation	Bon vivant comes straight from French, where it means literally “good liver,” and is still pronounced in the French way, though we've actually been using it in English since the 17th century. A proper bon vivant has some money and lots of friends and plenty of style and knows a good wine and can tell a great story and loves to laugh. Because of all these requirements, true bons vivants are rather rare—but that doesn't mean there aren't plenty of people who hope to be one someday.
IPA	bɑn vivant*

Bon Vivant Plenty Sociable Person Love Excellent Food