surfeit[noun]Synonyms: excess, glut, plethora, superfluity
Antonyms: whet
Related Idioms: have all one can take (
or stand)
Related Words: overfill,
overindulge [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
sur‧feit /ˈsɜːfət, ˈsɜːfɪt $ ˈsɜːr-/
noun formal[
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;
Origin: surfaire 'to overdo', from sur- ( ⇒ surcharge) + faire 'to do']
a surfeit of something an amount of something that is too large or that is more than you need
Synonym : excess:
a surfeit of food and drink [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲