gastronomy

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: gas=tron=o=my

CIDE DICTIONARY

gastronomy, n. [Gr. : cf. F. gastronomie.].

 The art or science of good eating; epicurism; the art of good cheer.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

gastronomy, n. the practice, study, or art of eating and drinking well.

Derivative

gastronomic adj. gastronomical adj. gastronomically adv.

Etymology

F gastronomie f. Gk gastronomia (as GASTRO-, -nomia f. nomos law)

ROGET THESAURUS

gastronomy

Gluttony

N gluttony, greed, avarice, greediness, voracity, epicurism, good living, high living, edacity, gulosity, crapulence, guttling, guzzling, pantophagy, good cheer, blow out, feast, gastronomy, batterie de cuisine, epicure, bon vivant, gourmand, glutton, cormorant, hog, belly god, Apicius, gastronome, gourmet, v, gormandize, gorge, overgorge, overeat oneself, engorge, eat one's fill, cram, stuff, guttle, guzzle, bolt, devour, gobble up, gulp, raven, eat out of house and home, have the stomach of an ostrich, play a good knife and fork, pamper, gluttonous, greedy, gormandizing, edacious, omnivorous, crapulent, swinish, avaricious, selfish, pampered, overfed, overgorged, jejunus raro stomachus vulgaria temnit.