Tuesday word: Surfeit
December 17, 2024
Surfeit (noun, verb)
sur·feit [sur-fit]
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.
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.
Other Words From
un·sur feit·ed adjective
un·sur feit·ing adjective
See synonyms for Surfeit on Thesaurus.com
Synonyms
1. superabundance, superfluity.
5, 6. stuff, gorge.
6. fill.
Antonyms
1. lack.
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- + fait < Latin factus, past participle of facere to do ( fact ); (v.) sorfeten, derivative of the noun
Example Sentences
Australian winemakers faced desperate hardship and were stuck with a surfeit of big-bodied red wines.
From New York Times
There’s a surfeit of beauty, though the visual quality of the archival material is suboptimal until the shift to digital.
From New York Times
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.
From Los Angeles Times
There’s lots of impressive art - plus, it turns out, a surfeit of inadequate art history.
From Los Angeles Times
Forget the surfeit of murder podcasts that “Based on a True Story” satirizes, however fitfully.
From New York Times
Surfeit (noun, verb)
sur·feit [sur-fit]
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.
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.
Other Words From
un·sur feit·ed adjective
un·sur feit·ing adjective
See synonyms for Surfeit on Thesaurus.com
Synonyms
1. superabundance, superfluity.
5, 6. stuff, gorge.
6. fill.
Antonyms
1. lack.
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- + fait < Latin factus, past participle of facere to do ( fact ); (v.) sorfeten, derivative of the noun
Example Sentences
Australian winemakers faced desperate hardship and were stuck with a surfeit of big-bodied red wines.
From New York Times
There’s a surfeit of beauty, though the visual quality of the archival material is suboptimal until the shift to digital.
From New York Times
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.
From Los Angeles Times
There’s lots of impressive art - plus, it turns out, a surfeit of inadequate art history.
From Los Angeles Times
Forget the surfeit of murder podcasts that “Based on a True Story” satirizes, however fitfully.
From New York Times