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bon (iou)



bon adjective. [b] L16.
[French: see BOON adjective.]
The French (masc.) for 'good', occurring in various phrases used in English

bon appetit : used as a salutation to a person about to eat M19.
bon chretien [kretj], pl. -s -s (pronounced same), [lit. 'good Christian'] any of several varieties of pear L16.
bon enfant good company M19.
bon gre mal gre [gre mal gre] [lit. 'good will, ill will'] (whether) willingly or unwillingly E19.
bon jour , bonjour interjection good day, hello L16.
bon mot [mo], pl. -s -s (pronounced same), [lit. 'good word'] a clever or witty remark, a witticism M18.
bon ton [t] [lit. 'good tone'] the fashionable world, arch. good breeding M18.
bon vivant [viv], pl. -s -s (pronounced same), [lit. 'who lives well'] a gourmand, an epicure L17.
bon viveur [viv:r], pl. -s -s (pronounced same), [pseudo-French after bon vivant, from viveur a living person] a person who lives luxuriously M19.
bon voyage : used as a salutation to a person about to travel L17. (See also no bon s.v. NO adjective.)