What's the difference between gourmand and greedy?

Gourmand


Definition:

  • (n.) A greedy or ravenous eater; a glutton. See Gormand.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) He cooked it in his attic flat for a friend, an editor for the gourmands' bible Cuisine et Vins de France .
  • (2) Goalkeeping gourmand and former chef Ben Foster might be on his way to Tottenham to replace Hugo Lloris , who looks Paris Saint-Germain bound.
  • (3) Shops are crammed with lemon products: try the jams and liqueurs from Maison Herbin (2 rue du Vieux Collège), lemon-infused olive oil from Oliviers & Co , and lemon biscuits from La Cure Gourmande , both on rue Saint-Michel.
  • (4) He is a rogue and a bon viveur and gourmand but a loyal man.
  • (5) We may never reach the dizzy levels of addiction to this herb shown by the late, great American gourmand James Beard, who wrote, "I believe if ever I had to practise cannibalism, I might manage if there were enough tarragon to go around", but I hope I've convinced you that tarragon is just as good for a little culinary rough and tumble as it is for the rarefied world of starched white linen and towering toques.
  • (6) Photograph: Mary Louise Munkegaard For dedicated gourmands, though, it’s all about Restaurant Kadeau.
  • (7) The first pub in Ireland to be given a Bib Gourmand (an award for quality food at affordable prices) in the Michelin Guide, Wild Honey is a relaxed and traditional Victorian coaching inn with some modern design touches.
  • (8) The rational economic choice, even for an alcoholic gourmand who likes wearing jewels, would be to schedule a knees-up for 10 January.
  • (9) Chef Clare Johnson's cooking has earned her a Michelin Bib Gourmand.
  • (10) Hitchcock, the grocer's son and lifelong gourmand, would doubtless have ordered something hearty like the beef Wellington and potatoes (he rarely ate a meal that didn't include them), washed down with a good claret; Jones opts for potted shrimps and a Diet Coke.
  • (11) There were Monty Python records and books and an action figure of Mr Creosote, the blowsy gourmand who explodes in The Meaning of Life after ingesting one simple mint, wafer-thin.
  • (12) Birdwatchers head to the Mawddach estuary, while gourmands stalk local lamb and samphire.
  • (13) The pot-au-feu became Olney's calling card, granting him entry to some of the most august kitchens in Paris and leading to a revolutionary column in Cuisine et Vins de France : "Un Americain (Gourmand) à Paris: le Menu de Richard Olney".
  • (14) Gourmands who enjoy Bubble Bobble King Prawns in a "Rice Krispie-style batter" (10 for £1) will be fascinated to watch their journey from drawing board to make-or-break taste test, where less successful "alcoholic jelly shots" are adjudged as "a bit soapy", "violently sweet" and "a glob of gum".
  • (15) Forced to take their faces out of the buffet and give their South American cousins a hand, many Fifa gourmands have utterly freaked out at the prospect of having to do some work towards the four-yearly beano that swelled their coffers to the tune of $631m in South Africa.

Greedy


Definition:

  • (superl.) Having a keen appetite for food or drink; ravenous; voracious; very hungry; -- followed by of; as, a lion that is greedy of his prey.
  • (superl.) Having a keen desire for anything; vehemently desirous; eager to obtain; avaricious; as, greedy of gain.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Most rentiers are not as easily identified as the greedy banker or manager.
  • (2) It's the greedy internet service providers, say MPs from an all-party committee, who want ISPs to apply automatic filters to prevent access to adult material.
  • (3) "The property owner has backtracked and displayed a greediness, realising that there is much to be gained and in so doing has begun to exploit the situation," he said.
  • (4) Jermain Defoe strikes in 89th minute for Sunderland to draw with Liverpool Read more Before the mass departure the Kop loudly sang, “Enough is enough, you greedy bastards, enough is enough” – which was roundly applauded by all four sides of Anfield, including the Sunderland supporters – before launching into ’You’ll Never Walk Alone’, usually reserved for the last few moments of a game.
  • (5) Why not use the report to announce that the bonus tax will continue until banks (and board rooms) control their offensively greedy pay?
  • (6) "We the taxpayer continue to finance the greedy executives while this government continues to cosy up to them in secret negotiations which have no effective outcome.
  • (7) The other airport boss sympathises: "Is it them being greedy, or airlines wanting every ounce of capacity when they can?
  • (8) And in our audiobook review, we examine appetite with Lionel Shriver's novel Big Brother, and Jay Rayner's exploration of the food industry, A Greedy Man in a Hungry World.
  • (9) We should all want our money managers to be greedy, with a strong caveat: the self-interest of bankers needs to be aligned with the health of the bank.
  • (10) The 1% are disproportionately made up not of people who are most able, but of those who are most greedy and least concerned about the rights, feelings and welfare of other people .
  • (11) But as civilisation gets greedy and society more militaristic, these wise women are edged to the sidelines in favour of a thundering, male warrior god.
  • (12) Amurao’s workers have invented their own word to describe anybody who is extravagantly greedy: “Imeldific”.
  • (13) We are either greedy capitalists or we offer bribes.
  • (14) But for the greedy and adventurous, each one is an absolute trip.
  • (15) It was based on a greedy society and unsustainable growth.
  • (16) Others will have a dual purpose and split between personal and business use, such as: • Mortgage interest (but not the capital repayment) or rent if you're a tenant • Running costs such as heat, light and water and TV licence if it's an essential tool • Repairs to your home or adding a desk and bookcase to an existing room • Council tax • Car or van – for a list of allowances for petrol and running costs go to the HMRC website "Don't be greedy by claiming 100% for business use or you will be liable for capital gains tax on that portion when you sell your home.
  • (17) Kleiner Perkins’ attorneys homed in on Pao’s perceived personal shortcomings, painting a cartoonish picture of a greedy and incompetent ex-employee out only for revenge and a big pay day.
  • (18) Bill Winters Ousted from the investment bank JP Morgan after a quarter of a century in 2009, Winters has blamed the banking crisis on "greedy bankers, investors and borrowers".
  • (19) One investor, Joan Woolard, told the bank's directors that anyone who needed more than £1m to live on was "just a greedy bastard".
  • (20) Leaving is a given when you're dealing with very greedy people; they are avaricious.