Surfeit — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being more than full

the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɜːfɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɜːfɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɜːfɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈɜːfɪt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

overabundance glut cloy oversupply excess repletion

Parts of Speech

noun	the state of being more than full
noun	the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall
noun	eating until excessively full
verb	supply or feed to surfeit
verb	indulge (one's appetite) to satiety

Word Forms

surfeit	verb	indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
glut	verb	supply with an excess of
oversupply	verb	supply with an excess of
replete	verb	fill to satisfaction
surfeit	noun	eating until excessively full

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Übermaß

der Zustand, mehr als satt zu sein

🇫🇷French

excès

l'état d'être plus que rassasié

🇪🇸Spanish

exceso

el estado de estar más que lleno

🇮🇹Italian

eccesso

lo stato di essere più che pieno

🇳🇱Dutch

overdaad

de staat van meer dan vol zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

excesso

o estado de estar mais do que cheio

🇷🇺Russian

переедание

состояние более чем полного

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अतिरेक

पूर्ण से अधिक होने की अवस्था या भाव

🇮🇳Tamil

சர்ஃபிட்

நிரம்பியதை விட அதிகமாக இருக்கும் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

సర్ఫీట్

పూర్తి కంటే ఎక్కువ ఉన్న స్థితి

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸರ್ಫಿಟ್

ತುಂಬಿರುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സർഫിറ്റ്

നിറഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്നതിനേക്കാൾ കൂടുതൽ എന്ന അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਰਫੇਟ

ਪੂਰੇ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

سرفیٹ

مکمل سے زیادہ ہونے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

过量

饱饱的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

飽食

満腹以上の状態

🇰🇷Korean

과식

꽉 찬 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự dư thừa

trạng thái quá đầy đủ

🇹🇭Thai

โต้คลื่น

สถานะของความสมบูรณ์มากกว่า

🇮🇩Indonesian

kejenuhan

keadaan lebih dari penuh

🇲🇾Malay

kelebihan

keadaan lebih daripada kenyang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فائض

حالة كونها أكثر من ممتلئة

🇮🇷Persian

موج سواری

حالت بیش از پر بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

tokluk

gereğinden fazla dolu olma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

שֶׁפַע

המצב של להיות יותר ממלא

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The primary meaning of 'surfeit' is 'the state of being more than full'.

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Using 'surfeit' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'surfeit' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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