feast

feast

noun

Definition of FEAST

1

a large fancy meal often accompanied by ceremony or entertainment <some 90 Native Americans showed up for the feast put on by the Pilgrims at Plymouth>

Synonyms banquet, dinner, feed, regale, spread

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

2

a source of great satisfaction <the colorful Mardi Gras parade is a feast for the senses>

Synonyms delectation, feast, gas [slang], joy, kick, manna, pleasure, treat

Related Words amusement, diversion, entertainment, fun, recreation; comfort, relief, solace; gratification, indulgence; ambrosia

3

an amount or supply more than sufficient to meet one's needs <on the Internet there's a feast of information about this medical condition>

Synonyms abundance, cornucopia, feast, plenitude, plentitude, plethora, superabundance, wealth

Related Words adequacy, competence, competency, sufficiency; ampleness, amplitude, liberality; excess, overdose, overflow, overkill, oversupply, redundancy, superfluity, superfluousness, surfeit, surplus; copiousness, fecundity, fertility, fruitfulness, opulence, richness; lavishness, luxuriance

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

Antonyms deficiency, inadequacy, insufficiency, undersupply