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- [gluht-n-uh s]
- /ˈglʌt n əs/
- /ˈɡlʌt.ən.əs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gluht-n-uh s]
- /ˈglʌt n əs/
Definitions of gluttonous word
- adjective gluttonous tending to eat and drink excessively; voracious. 1
- adjective gluttonous greedy; insatiable. 1
- noun gluttonous Excessively greedy. 1
- abbreviation GLUTTONOUS greedy 1
- adjective gluttonous If you think that someone eats too much and is greedy, you can say they are gluttonous. 0
- adjective gluttonous of or like a person who is a glutton 0
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Origin of gluttonous
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1300-50; See origin at glutton1, -ous
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Parts of speech for Gluttonous
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gluttonous popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gluttonous
adj gluttonous
- covetous — A covetous person has a strong desire to possess something, especially something that belongs to another person.
- greedy — excessively or inordinately desirous of wealth, profit, etc.; avaricious: the greedy owners of the company.
- gross — without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net2. ): gross earnings; gross sales.
- insatiable — not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased: insatiable hunger for knowledge.
- omnivorous — eating both animal and plant foods.
adjective gluttonous
- voracious — craving or consuming large quantities of food: a voracious appetite.
- excessive — More than is necessary, normal, or desirable; immoderate.
- desirous — If you are desirous of doing something or desirous of something, you want to do it very much or want it very much.
- devouring — Present participle of devour.
Antonyms for gluttonous
adjective gluttonous
- abstinent — forbearance from any indulgence of appetite, especially from the use of alcoholic beverages: total abstinence.
- abstemious — Someone who is abstemious avoids doing too much of something enjoyable such as eating or drinking.
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