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, delight, gas [slang], joy, kick, manna, pleasure, treatRelated 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, plenty, plenitude, plentitude, plethora, superabundance, wealthRelated 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, luxurianceNear Antonyms paucity, poverty, scarcity; barrenness, infertility, sterilityAntonyms deficiency, inadequacy, insufficiency, undersupply

1 to entertain with a fancy meal the returning war heroes were feasted all over the country Synonyms banquet, dine, junket, regale Related Words board, cater, feed, provision; fete (or fête), honor, recognize

2 to give satisfaction to feast your eyes on all the fresh flowers at the farmers' market Synonyms agree (with), content, delight, please, gas [slang], glad [archaic], gladden, gratify, pleasure, rejoice, satisfy, suit, warmRelated Words appease, mollify, pacify, placate, soothe; assuage, quench, sate, satiate; excite, tickle, titillate; amuse, divert, entertain, treat; captivate, charm; galvanize, thrill; calm, comfort; cater (to), humor, indulge; coddle, mollycoddle, pamper, spoilNear Antonyms aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, chafe, cross, exasperate, gall, get, grate, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, perturb, pique, put out, ruffle, vex; anger, enrage, incense, inflame (also enflame), infuriate, madden, outrage, rankle, rile, roil, steam up; provoke, rouse; agitate, distress, disturb, fret, upset; harass, harry, pester; affront, insult, offendAntonyms displease