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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"
an overabundant supply : excess; an intemperate or immoderate indulgence in something (such as food or drink); disgust caused by excess… See the full definition
an amount that is too large, or is more than is needed: The country has a surfeit of cheap labour. 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.
When it is used in reference to food or eating, surfeit tends to suggest indulging to the point of sickness or disgust. In other contexts, though, the meaning is not necessarily negative: "A surfeit of kindness," for example, would hardly be a bad thing.
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.
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.
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
