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gluttony noun [ ˈɡlʌt(ə)ni ]

• habitual greed or excess in eating.
• "she said plumpness was a sign of gluttony in most cases"
Similar: greed, greediness, overeating, overconsumption, binge eating, gourmandism, gourmandizing, gluttonousness, voraciousness, voracity, wolfishness, insatiability, piggishness, hoggishness, gutsiness, polyphagia, hyperphagia, edaciousness, edacity, gulosity, esurience,
Opposite: moderation, abstinence,
Origin: Middle English: from Old French glutonie, from gluton ‘glutton’.


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