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feast

[feest]

noun

  1. any rich or abundant meal.

    The steak dinner was a feast.

  2. a sumptuous entertainment or meal for many guests.

    a wedding feast.

  3. something highly agreeable.

    The Rembrandt exhibition was a feast for the eyes.

  4. a periodical celebration or time of celebration, usually of a religious nature, commemorating an event, person, etc..

    Every year, in September, the townspeople have a feast in honor of their patron saint.



verb (used without object)

  1. to have or partake of a feast; eat sumptuously.

  2. to dwell with gratification or delight, as on a picture or view.

verb (used with object)

  1. to provide or entertain with a feast.

feast

/ ´Ú¾±Ë²õ³Ù /

noun

  1. a large and sumptuous meal, usually given as an entertainment for several people

  2. a periodic religious celebration

  3. something extremely pleasing or sumptuous

    a feast for the eyes

  4. a festival or other event of variable date

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (intr)

    1. to eat a feast

    2. (usually foll by on) to enjoy the eating (of), as if feasting

      to feast on cakes

  2. (tr) to give a feast to

  3. to take great delight (in)

    to feast on beautiful paintings

  4. (tr) to regale or delight

    to feast one's mind or one's eyes

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • feaster noun
  • feastless adjective
  • outfeast verb (used with object)
  • overfeast verb
  • prefeast noun
  • unfeasted adjective
  • ˈ´Ú±ð²¹²õ³Ù±ð°ù noun
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of feast1

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English feste, from Old French, from Latin ´Úŧ²õ³Ù²¹, neuter plural (reinterpteted as feminine singular noun in Vulgar Latin ) of ´Úŧ²õ³Ù³Ü²õ “festal, festive,†equivalent to ´Úŧ²õ- (akin to fair 2 ) + -tus adjective suffix
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of feast1

C13: from Old French feste , from Latin festa , neuter plural (later assumed to be feminine singular) of festus joyful; related to Latin ´ÚÄå²Ô³Ü³¾ temple, ´Úŧ°ù¾±²¹±ð festivals
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. feast one's eyes, to gaze with great joy, admiration, or relish.

    to feast one's eyes on the Grand Canyon.

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Synonym Study

Feast, banquet imply large social events, with an abundance of food. A feast is a meal with a plenteous supply of food and drink for a large company: to provide a feast for all company employees. A banquet is an elaborate feast for a formal and ceremonious occasion: the main speaker at a banquet.
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Example Sentences

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Malivert offered his favorite tips and tricks on how to put together the perfect farmers market meal, whether it’s an easy weeknight dinner or a weekend feast for friends and family.

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A feast for the curiosity-starved brain, “Invention†is the kind of revelatory work that inspires and unnerves in equal measure, a distinctly modern masterpiece that maps the rabbit hole in a way only cinema can.

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“Dangerous Animals†draws from both the serial-killer thriller and Hollywood’s penchant for survival stories about hungry sharks feasting on human flesh.

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The Cuban-Spanish actor, who stars in the upcoming “John Wick†spin-off action thriller “Ballerina,†shared what her final meal would be while feasting on a platter of spicy chicken wings.

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Butterflies love its flowers, especially in the winter when native nectar is scarce, and birds feast on its seeds.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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