feast

¹feast

noun \ˈfēst\

Definition of FEAST

1

a : an elaborate and usually abundant meal often accompanied by a ceremony or entertainment : banquet b (1) : something that gives unusual or abundant enjoyment <a visual feast> (2) : abundance, profusion <an unprecedented feast of corruption, gargantuan in scale — Neil Sheehan>

2

: a periodic religious observance commemorating an event or honoring a deity, person, or thing

Examples of FEAST

1. give the annual Thanksgiving feast
2. Every guest brought a different dish to the party, and we had quite a feast.
3. There were hundreds of guests at the royal wedding feast.
4. the feast of the Nativity

Origin of FEAST

Middle English feste, from Anglo-French, from Latin festa, plural of festum festival, from neuter of festus solemn, festal; akin to Latin feriae holidays, fanum temple

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to FEAST

Synonyms: banquet, dinner, feed, regale, spread

Antonyms: deficiency, inadequacy, insufficiency, undersupply

Related Words: chow, mess, repast, table; blowout, carnival, festival, fete (or fête), gala, party, shindig; festivity; barbecue, clambake, cookout, fry, luau, roast; buffet, luncheon, smorgasbord

Near Antonyms: paucity, poverty, scarcity; barrenness, infertility, sterility

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Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

Rhymes with FEAST

beast, east, fleeced, least, piste, priest, reest, triste, yeast