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James Gleick

Meaning of "gluttony" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GLUTTONY

gluttony  [ˈɡlʌtənɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GLUTTONY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gluttony is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GLUTTONY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

gluttony

Gluttony

Gluttony, derived from the Latin gluttire meaning to gulp down or swallow, means over-indulgence and over-consumption of food, drink, or wealth items to the point of extravagance or waste. In some Christian denominations, it is considered one of the seven deadly sins—a misplaced desire of food or its withholding from the needy.

Definition of gluttony in the English dictionary

The definition of gluttony in the dictionary is the act or practice of eating to excess.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GLUTTONY


Anthony
ˈæntənɪ
Antony
ˈæntənɪ
archaeobotany
ˌɑːkɪəʊˈbɒtənɪ
atony
ˈætənɪ
betony
ˈbɛtənɪ
botany
ˈbɒtənɪ
Brittany
ˈbrɪtənɪ
cottony
ˈkɒtənɪ
dittany
ˈdɪtənɪ
ethnobotany
ˌɛθnəʊˈbɒtənɪ
geobotany
ˌdʒiːəʊˈbɒtənɪ
homotony
hɒmˈɒtənɪ
litany
ˈlɪtənɪ
monotony
məˈnɒtənɪ
muttony
ˈmʌtənɪ
neoteny
nɪˈɒtənɪ
palaeobotany
ˌpælɪəʊˈbɒtənɪ
paleobotany
ˌpælɪəʊˈbɒtənɪ
syntony
ˈsɪntənɪ
tetany
ˈtɛtənɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GLUTTONY

glutenous
glutethimide
gluteus
gluteus maximus
gluteus medius
gluteus minimus
glutinosity
glutinous
glutinously
glutinousness
glutted
glutting
gluttingly
glutton
gluttonise
gluttonish
gluttonous
gluttonously
gluttonousness
glycaemia

WORDS THAT END LIKE GLUTTONY

agony
balcony
bony
brimstony
ceremony
colony
ebony
felony
harmony
irony
Mark Antony
opening ceremony
pony
stony
symphony
tantony
telephony
testimony
tony
wood betony

Synonyms and antonyms of gluttony in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «GLUTTONY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «gluttony» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of gluttony

Translation of «gluttony» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GLUTTONY

Find out the translation of gluttony to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gluttony from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gluttony» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

暴食
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la gula
570 millions of speakers

English

gluttony
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लोलुपता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشراهة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обжорство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gula
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অতিভোজন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gourmandise
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kerakusan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Völlerei
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

大食い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

과식
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gluttony
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tật ham ăn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெருந்தீனி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अति खादाडपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

oburluk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

golosità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obżarstwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

обжерливість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lăcomie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λαιμαργία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gierigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

frosseri
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fråtseri
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gluttony

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GLUTTONY»

The term «gluttony» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.074 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GLUTTONY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gluttony

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10 QUOTES WITH «GLUTTONY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gluttony.
1
Alex Berenson
Evidence of defendants' lavish lifestyles is often used to provide a motive for fraud. Jurors sometimes wonder why an executive making tens of millions of dollars would cheat to make even more. Evidence of habitual gluttony helps provide the answer.
2
Alton Brown
Gluttony is wrong. It's wasteful.
3
Julie Burchill
Gluttony and idleness are two of life's great joys, but they are not honourable.
4
Italo Calvino
In love, as in gluttony, pleasure is a matter of the utmost precision.
5
Giraldus Cambrensis
Not addicted to gluttony or drunkenness, this people who incur no expense in food or dress, and whose minds are always bent upon the defence of their country, and on the means of plunder, are wholly employed in the care of their horses and furniture.
6
Adam Davidson
Holiday binge-buying has deep roots in American culture: department stores have been associating turkey gluttony with its spending equivalent since they began sponsoring Thanksgiving Day parades in the early 20th century.
7
Jim Gaffigan
My whole comic persona is that of a guy who explores the id: I romanticize gluttony, I romanticize laziness, and people identify with that.
8
James Gleick
Information is not knowledge, and knowledge is not wisdom. Reading - even browsing - an old book can yield sustenance denied by a database search. Patience is a virtue, gluttony a sin.
9
Jonah Goldberg
Our fear of hypocrisy is forcing us to live in a world where gluttons are fine, so long as they champion gluttony.
10
Lydia Lunch
I think it's important to encourage gluttony in all its formats.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLUTTONY»

Discover the use of gluttony in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gluttony and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Gluttony: A Dictionary for the Indulgent
Gluttony: A Dictionary for the Indulgent Readers can devour word after word after word until they've had their fill. And then they can have some more. This bite-size book serves up a hefty sampling of juicy words.
Adams Media, 2011
2
Gluttony : The Seven Deadly Sins: The Seven Deadly Sins
She ends the book with a discussion of M.F.K. Fisher's idiosyncratic defense of one of the great heroes of gluttony, Diamond Jim Brady, whose stomach was six times normal size.
Francine Prose, 2003
3
Gluttony
It's Vegas, baby!
Robin Wasserman, 2008
4
Gluttony: Ample Tales of Epicurean Excess
If you love to eat and drink, gorge yourself on Gluttony. This tantalizing collection is all you need to indulge to your heart's content - without gaining an ounce.
John Miller, Ben Cosgrove, 1996
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Eating to Excess: The Meaning of Gluttony and the Fat Body ...
Examining many works of early western cultures, this book shows how ancient views both confirm and challenge our contemporary assumptions about fat bodies and gluttons.
Brian Romer, Susan E. Hill, 2011
6
Billionaires' Ball: Gluttony and Hubris in an Age of Epic ...
In Billionaires' Ball, McQuaig and Brooks take us back in history to the political decisions that helped birth our billionaires, then move us forward to the cutting-edge research into the dangers that concentrated wealth poses.
Linda McQuaig, Neil Brooks, 2012
7
Crass Struggle: Greed, Glitz, and Gluttony in a Wanna-Have World
An original and cutting commentary on the bad side of the good life.
R. T. Naylor, 2013
8
Literary Heroin (Gluttony): A Twilight Parody
Last but not least: for Twihards. NOTE #1: "Gluttony is an inordinate desire to consume more than that which one requires." -- DeadlySins NOTE #2: This story also features in Bad Romance (7 Deadly Sins Anthology).
Jess C. Scott, 2012
9
Gluttony: more is more
Welcome to this celebration of eating with gusto. The party began when cave dwellers toppled a very big wooly mammoth and then picked third helpings of berries.
Nan Lyons, 1999
10
Reflections on Gluttony
Nach umfangreichem Studium des tragisch-komischen Kampfes der "Overeater" ("Fresser") mit ihrer Gier vertritt Konrad Kellen in seinem kurzen Buch die radikale These, dass Fettleibigkeit nichts mit dieser oder jener Nahrungsaufnahme zu tun ...
Konrad Kellen, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLUTTONY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gluttony is used in the context of the following news items.
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Jeanette Winterson: why I fasted for 11 days
Gluttony is one of the seven deadly sins. Dante puts his gluttons in the third circle of the Inferno – writhing 24/7 in a whirlpool mudbath of live ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Farmers Market Summer Veggie Roast
It would be a confession worthy of at least 10 Hail Marys for pure gluttony alone. It was as though I had been starved and suddenly let loose in a ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
The doctors' dilemma
... well-informed seer (probably Dr Martin Stopford), when commenting on the phenomenon of industrial gluttony in an earlier surfeit of ships. «Lloyd's List, Jul 15»
4
Are food myths of winter feeding into our waistlines?
But does the weather really influence what we eat, or is it merely a fig leaf for our inherent gluttony? The good news is that the dreaded winter ... «Rockhampton Morning Bulletin, Jul 15»
5
Letters: Feast & famine in U.S. economy
The icon of economic gluttony in politics today is Donald Trump, however grotesque and trivial that may seem. Trump is doing well in the ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
6
Bob Tamasy: Temptation: The Equal Opportunity Troublemaker
We're tempted by greed, gluttony, sexual lust and cravings of other kinds, selfishness, envy, anger, resentment, pride, independence from God, ... «The Chattanoogan, Jul 15»
7
Pacific Jewel's new world of dining
... fleet to roll out The Pantry, which replaces the ubiquitous buffet with its homogenous decor, inevitable queues and displays of gluttony. «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
8
The 7 Deadly Sins in Sales
Gluttony: Just because your customers love you, doesn't mean they will put up with BS. I quit my dentist last year for this very reason. I had been ... «Pulse, Jul 15»
9
Scholar says Islam has set roadmap to alleviate anomaly of poverty
Reflecting upon the Imam's words in view of the gluttony exhibited by most Americans in their daily lives, it should come as no surprise that per ... «Tehran Times, Jul 15»
10
John Lennon`s `Imagine` impossible
Survival struggle for weaker peoples, tiny groups like us are the most challenging reality amidst such gluttony world created and controlled by ... «KanglaOnline, Jul 15»

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