OENOPHILES Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

oenophiles

noun

plural of oenophile

as in foodies

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Noun

The standout for foodies is the hotel’s restaurant, De La Nonna, a transplant from LA’s Arts District, offering oversized focaccia pies, craft cocktails, and soft-serve topped with olive oil and sea salt.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
As the movie shows, local foodies would swarm the ocean whenever striped bass appeared, reeling them in with pieces of Wonder Bread and then whacking them on the head.

— Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of foodies

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With their next Paris Fashion Week show set for September, fashion connoisseurs are eagerly waiting to see what’s next.

— Beatrice Dupuy, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
The women in my family are hair oil connoisseurs; there’s hardly a bathroom drawer in our entire house that isn’t filled to the brim with glass jars.

— Isabel Bekele, InStyle, 26 July 2026

Definition of connoisseurs

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