surfeit (noun)
31dearth — noun Syn: lack, scarcity, shortage, shortfall, deficiency, insufficiency, inadequacy, absence Ant: surfeit …
32feeding — noun 1. the act of consuming food (Freq. 9) • Syn: ↑eating • Derivationally related forms: ↑feed, ↑eat (for: ↑eating) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
33superabundance — 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, ↑overmuchness • Derivationally related forms: ↑superabundant, ↑ …
34inexpectancy — “+ noun Etymology: in (I) + expectancy : lack of expectancy it isn t surfeit alone but inexpectancy which makes entertainment so feeble J.M.Barzun …
35glut — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. stuff, cram, choke, pack, jam. n. surplus, surfeit, plethora, saturation, satiety, redundance. See sufficiency. Ant., dearth. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. oversupply, overabundance, excess; see excess 1 .… …
36sur´feit|er — sur|feit «SUR fiht», noun, verb. –n. 1. an excessive amount of something; too much; excess: »A surfeit of food makes one sick. Figurative. A surfeit of advice annoys me. 2. disgust or nausea caused by this; painful satiety. 3. gluttonous… …
37sur|feit — «SUR fiht», noun, verb. –n. 1. an excessive amount of something; too much; excess: »A surfeit of food makes one sick. Figurative. A surfeit of advice annoys me. 2. disgust or nausea caused by this; painful satiety. 3. gluttonous indulgence,… …
38excess — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. immoderation, intemperance, dissipation, indulgence; superabundance, superfluity, extravagance, exorbitance; redundance, remainder.See sufficiency. Ant., moderation. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [More than… …
39satiate — I. adjective Date: 15th century filled to satiety II. transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin satiatus, past participle of satiare, from satis enough more at sad Date: 15th century to satisfy (as a need or desire) fully or to excess •… …
40surplus — sur·plus / sər ˌpləs/ n 1 a: an amount that remains when a use or need is satisfied b: an excess of receipts over disbursements c: the value of assets after subtracting liabilities 2: an excess of the net worth of a corporation over the par value …
