surfeit (noun)

  • 11surfeit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. excess, glut, superfluity, superabundance, plethora; satiety, repletion, engorgement. See sufficiency. Ant., lack, dearth. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. surplus, superfluity, profusion; see excess 1 ,… …

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  • 12surfeit — 1. noun a surfeit of apples Syn: excess, surplus, abundance, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, glut, avalanche, deluge; overdose; informal bellyful Ant: lack 2. verb we ll all be surfeited with food Syn …

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  • 13surfeit — UK [ˈsɜː(r)fɪt] / US [ˈsɜrfɪt] noun a surfeit of something …

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  • 14overindulgence — noun excessive indulgence the child was spoiled by overindulgence • Syn: ↑excess • Derivationally related forms: ↑overindulgent, ↑overindulge • Hypernyms: ↑indulgence, ↑ …

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  • 15overabundance — noun 1. the state of being more than full • Syn: ↑surfeit, ↑excess • Derivationally related forms: ↑surfeit (for: ↑surfeit) • Hypernyms: ↑fullness …

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  • 16repletion — noun 1. the state of being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more • Syn: ↑satiety, ↑satiation • Hypernyms: ↑fullness 2. eating until excessively full • Syn: ↑surfeit …

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  • 17fatigue — noun 1》 extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness.     ↘[with modifier] a lessening in one s response to or enthusiasm for something, caused by overexposure: election fatigue. 2》 weakness in metal or other materials… …

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  • 18overmuchness — noun a quantity that is more than what is appropriate four year olds have an overabundance of energy we received an inundation of email • Syn: ↑overabundance, ↑overmuch, ↑superabundance • Derivationally related forms: ↑superabundant …

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  • 19repletion — noun Date: 14th century 1. the act of eating to excess ; the state of being fed to excess ; surfeit 2. the condition of being filled up or overcrowded 3. fulfillment of a need or desire ; satisfaction …

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  • 20satiety — noun Etymology: Middle French satieté, from Latin satietat , satietas, from satis Date: 1533 1. the quality or state of being fed or gratified to or beyond capacity ; surfeit, fullness 2. the revulsion or disgust caused by overindulgence or… …

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