Related Searches
Nearby Words
noun
1.
excess; an excessive amount: a surfeit of speechmaking.
2.
excess or overindulgence in eating or drinking.
3.
an uncomfortably full or crapulous feeling due to excessive eating or drinking.
4.
general disgust caused by excess or satiety.
verb (used with object)
5.
to bring to a state of surfeit by excess of food or drink.
6.
to supply with anything to excess or satiety; satiate.
:10
:09
:08
:07
:06
:05
:04
:03
:02
:01
Surfeit
is an SAT word you need to know.
So is realm. Does it mean:
| the region, sphere, or domain within which anything occurs, prevails, or dominates |
| a state of final spiritual ruin; loss of the soul |
verb (used without object)
7.
to eat or drink to excess.
8.
to suffer from the effects of overindulgence in eating or drinking.
9.
to indulge to excess in anything.
Origin:
1250–1300; (noun) Middle English sorfete, surfait < Middle French surfait, surfet (noun use of past participle of surfaire to overdo), equivalent to sur- sur-1 + fait < Latin factus, past participle of facere to do (see fact); (v.) sorfeten, derivative of the noun
1250–1300; (noun) Middle English sorfete, surfait < Middle French surfait, surfet (noun use of past participle of surfaire to overdo), equivalent to sur- sur-1 + fait < Latin factus, past participle of facere to do (see fact); (v.) sorfeten, derivative of the noun
Related forms
un·sur·feit·ed, adjective
un·sur·feit·ing, adjective
Synonyms
1. superabundance, superfluity. 5, 6. stuff, gorge. 6. fill.
1. superabundance, superfluity. 5, 6. stuff, gorge. 6. fill.
Antonyms
1. lack.
1. lack.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To surfeit
Collins
World English Dictionary
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| Main Entry: | surfeit1 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | overabundance; excess |
| Etymology: | Latin super- + facere 'to do, act' |
| Main Entry: | surfeit2 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | an excessive indulgence, esp. in food or drink; also, the excessive amount eaten |
| Etymology: | Latin super- + facere 'to do, act' |
| Main Entry: | surfeit3 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a disgust with excess; nausea |
| Etymology: | Latin super- + facere 'to do, act' |
| Main Entry: | surfeit |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to indulge the appetite or senses |
| Etymology: | Latin super- + facere 'to do, act' |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
surfeit
c.1300, from O.Fr. surfet "excess," noun use of pp. of surfaire "overdo," from sur- "over" + faire "do," from L. facere "to make" (see factitious). The verb is first recorded 1393.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Word Dynamo By Dictionary.com
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.