gluttony

noun

glut·​tony ˈglə-tə-nē 

ˈglət-nē

plural gluttonies

1

: excess in eating or drinking

2

: greedy or excessive indulgence

accused the nation of energy gluttony

Synonyms

• gluttonousness
• overeating

Examples of gluttony in a Sentence

the view that gluttony is a serious failure in self-discipline

Recent Examples on the Web

Her take on gluttony, Bachelorette, became a film; the last of plays, Cult of Love, about the sin of pride and inspired in part by Headland’s experience in a devoutly Christian family, will premiere on Broadway this fall. —Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 July 2024

This ease of meeting scheduling is likely why many organizations feel meeting gluttony. —Chris Williams, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024

An unrepentant maximalist whose genre movies are defined by the mad gluttony of someone born to leave it all on screen, Indonesian filmmaker Timo Tjahjanto is nothing if not easy to root for. —David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2024

And, after all, the nuclear exchange from which Fallout derives its name was started after a century of American gluttony and excess turned into war over the sparse resources that remained. —Jack King, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2024

Word History

Etymology

see glutton

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

gluttony

noun

glut·​tony ˈglət-nē 

-ᵊn-ē

plural gluttonies

: the act or habit of eating or drinking too much