Feast
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /fiːst/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Feast is a noun meaning A holiday, festival, especially a religious one.
Meaning
A holiday, festival, especially a religious one.
More Meanings
- A very large meal, often of a ceremonial nature.
- Something delightful
- (intransitive) To partake in a feast, or large meal.
- (intransitive) To dwell upon (something) with delight.
- (transitive) To hold a feast in honor of (someone).
- (transitive, obsolete) To serve as a feast for; to feed sumptuously.
Example Sentences
It was a feast for the eyes.
I feasted on turkey and dumplings.
We feasted them after the victory.
We had a feast to celebrate the harvest.
Word Forms
- feasts
- feasting
- feasted
Synonyms for feast
Depending on context, synonyms include banquet, fete, junket, feed, festival, fiesta.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include banquet, feed, junket, festival, fete, fiesta.
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