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- Dictionarysurfeit/ˈsəːfɪt/
noun
- 1. an excessive amount of something: "a surfeit of food and drink"
verb
- 1. cause (someone) to desire no more of something as a result of having consumed or done it to excess: "I am surfeited with shopping"
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SURFEIT definition: 1. an amount that is too large, or is more than is needed: 2. an amount that is too large, or is…. Learn more.
1. (usually foll by of) an excessive or immoderate amount. 2. overindulgence, esp in eating or drinking. 3. disgust, nausea, etc, caused by such overindulgence. verb. 4. (transitive) to supply or feed excessively; satiate.
Overabundance, glut, gorge, and cloy: these are all synonyms for surfeit, and they all convey a sense of too-much-ness, as does the Old French root of the word — surfaire, "to overdo." When it is used in reference to food or eating, surfeit tends to suggest indulging to the point of sickness or disgust.
an amount that is too large, or is more than is needed: The country has a surfeit of cheap labor. Synonyms. glut. oversupply. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Too much and unnecessary. ado. be up to your neck (in something) idiom. bellyful. binge. carry/take coals to Newcastle idiom. drown. gush. heavy-handed. hyper. immoderately.
The meaning of SURFEIT is an overabundant supply : excess. How to use surfeit in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Surfeit.
noun. excess; an excessive amount: a surfeit of speechmaking. Synonyms: superabundance, superfluity. Antonyms: lack. 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.
surfeit (of something) an amount that is too large synonym excess. Indigestion can be brought on by a surfeit of rich food. a surfeit of violence on television
noun [ no plural ] formaluk/ˈsɜːfɪt/us. Add to word listAdd to word list. too much of something: We've had a surfeit of applications from women for this job. Preparing for your Cambridge English exam? Get ready with Test&Train, the online practice tool from Cambridge.
surfeit. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English sur‧feit /ˈsɜːfɪt $ ˈsɜːr-/ noun formal → a surfeit of something Examples from the Corpus surfeit • Both have been suffering from a surfeit of squash, according to the man who manages them, Norman Norrington. • The world has a surfeit of mediocre drummers.
1. ( usually foll by of) an excessive or immoderate amount. 2. overindulgence, esp in eating or drinking. 3. disgust, nausea, etc, caused by such overindulgence. vb. 4. ( tr) to supply or feed excessively; satiate. 5. ( intr) archaic to eat, drink, or be supplied to excess.
