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- Dictionarysur·feit/ˈsərfət/
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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The meaning of SURFEIT is an overabundant supply : excess. How to use surfeit in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Surfeit.
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.
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.
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 meaning: 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. vb. 4. (tr) to supply or feed excessively; satiate. 5. (intr) archaic to eat, drink, or be supplied to excess. 6. (intr) obsolete to feel uncomfortable as a consequence of overindulgence.
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.
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
A surfeit of mushrooms or the fumes of a charcoal fire have been assigned as the cause of death. He died of surfeit at Stockholm on the 12th of February 1771. In other words, there is a huge shortage of money and a vast surfeit of debt!
noun [ no plural ] formal uk / ˈsɜːfɪt / us. Add to word list. too much of something: We've had a surfeit of applications from women for this job. (Definition of surfeit from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of surfeit. in Chinese (Traditional) 過量，過剩… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 过量，过剩… See more.
