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surfeit
[sur-fit]
noun
excess; an excessive amount.
a surfeit of speechmaking.
Synonyms: ,Antonyms:excess or overindulgence in eating or drinking.
an uncomfortably full or crapulous feeling due to excessive eating or drinking.
general disgust caused by excess or satiety.
verb (used with object)
to bring to a state of surfeit by excess of food or drink.
Synonyms: ,to supply with anything to excess or satiety; satiate.
Synonyms: , ,
verb (used without object)
to eat or drink to excess.
to suffer from the effects of overindulgence in eating or drinking.
to indulge to excess in anything.
surfeit
/ ˈɜːɪ /
noun
(usually foll by of) an excessive or immoderate amount
overindulgence, esp in eating or drinking
disgust, nausea, etc, caused by such overindulgence
verb
(tr) to supply or feed excessively; satiate
archaic(intr) to eat, drink, or be supplied to excess
obsolete(intr) to feel uncomfortable as a consequence of overindulgence
Other Word Forms
- unsurfeited adjective
- unsurfeiting adjective
- ˈܰڱٱ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of surfeit1
Example Sentences
As a theater critic surfeited with plays, radio dramas worked best for me as an unplanned diversion in my car.
Simpson plainly had a surfeit of charm that disarmed his political adversaries.
Australian winemakers faced desperate hardship and were stuck with a surfeit of big-bodied red wines.
There’s a surfeit of beauty, though the visual quality of the archival material is suboptimal until the shift to digital.
Pet owners can have a tougher time finding apartments because of the surfeit of landlords who don’t allow dogs, cats or other animals in their buildings.
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