feast (f st)n. 1. a. A large, elaborately prepared meal, usually for many persons and often accompanied by entertainment; a banquet. b. A meal that is well prepared and abundantly enjoyed. 2. A periodic religious festival commemorating an event or honoring a god or saint. 3. Something giving great pleasure or satisfaction: a book that is a veritable feast for the mind. v. feast·ed, feast·ing, feasts v.tr. To give a feast for; entertain or feed sumptuously: feasted the guests on venison. v.intr. Idiom: 1. To partake of a feast; eat heartily. 2. To experience something with gratification or delight: feasted on the view. feast (one's) eyes on To be delighted or gratified by the sight of: We feasted our eyes on the paintings. [Middle English feste, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *f sta, from Latin, pl. of fstum, from fstus, festive; see dhs- in Indo-European roots.]feast  er n. |
feast [fiːst]
n
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
movable feast a festival or other event of variable date
vb
1. (intr)
a. to eat a feast
b. (usually foll by on) to enjoy the eating (of), as if feasting to feast on cakes
2. (tr) to give a feast to
3. (intr; foll by on) 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
[from Old French feste, from Latin festa, neuter plural (later assumed to be feminine singular) of festus joyful; related to Latin fānum temple, fēriae festivals]
feaster n
Feast the company at a feast, collectively.
Examples: feast of brewers; of quests, 1400.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  feast - a ceremonial dinner party for many peopledinner party, dinner - a party of people assembled to have dinner together; "guests should never be late to a dinner party" gaudy - (Britain) a celebratory reunion feast or entertainment held a college |
| 2. | feast - something experienced with great delight; "a feast for the eyes" thing - an event; "a funny thing happened on the way to the..." | |
| 3. | feast - a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; "a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a spread" | |
| 4. |  feast - an elaborate party (often outdoors)party - an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment; "he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day" luau - an elaborate Hawaiian feast or party (especially one accompanied by traditional foods and entertainment) potlatch - a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment) | |
| Verb | 1. | feast - partake in a feast or banquet eat - eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation" wine and dine - eat sumptuously; "we wined and dined in Paris" |
| 2. | feast - provide a feast or banquet for host - be the host of or for; "We hosted 4 couples last night" | |
| 3. | feast - gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view" |
feast
noun
1. banquet, repast, spread (informal), dinner, entertainment, barbecue, revel, junket, beano (Brit. slang), blowout (slang), carouse, slap-up meal (Brit. informal), beanfeast (Brit. informal), jollification, carousal, festive board, treat Lunch was a feast of meat, vegetables, cheese, and wine.
2. festival, holiday, fête, celebration, holy day, red-letter day, religious festival, saint's day, -fest, gala day The feast of passover began last night.
3. treat, delight, pleasure, enjoyment, gratification, cornucopia Chicago provides a feast for the ears of any music lover.
verb
eat your fill, wine and dine, overindulge, eat to your heart's content, stuff yourself, consume, indulge, hoover (informal), gorge, devour, pig out (slang), stuff your face (slang), fare sumptuously, gormandize We feasted on cakes and ice cream.
feast your eyes on something or someone look at with delight, gaze at, devour with your eyes She stood feasting her eyes on the view.
Translations
feast [fiːst]
A. N
1. (= meal) → banquete m (= big meal) → comilona f, tragadera f (Mex)
it's feast or famine → cuando mucho, cuando nada
it's feast or famine → cuando mucho, cuando nada
2. (Rel) → fiesta f
3. (fig) (= treat) the film promises a feast of special effects → la película promete ser un derroche de efectos especiales
feast [ˈfiːst]
n
(fig)
a feast of special effects → un bouquet d'effets spéciaux
We are giving the viewers a feast of football → Nous offrons aux téléspectateurs une véritable fête du football.
We have a veritable feast of video entertainment to be won → Nous vous offrons une multitude de cassettes vidéo à gagner.
a feast of special effects → un bouquet d'effets spéciaux
We are giving the viewers a feast of football → Nous offrons aux téléspectateurs une véritable fête du football.
We have a veritable feast of video entertainment to be won → Nous vous offrons une multitude de cassettes vidéo à gagner.
(also feast day) (= religious festival) → fête f moveable feast
vi
vt
to feast one's eyes on sth/sb → se délecter à la vue de qch/qn
to feast one's eyes on sth/sb → se délecter à la vue de qch/qn
feast
n
(= banquet) → Festmahl nt, → Festessen nt; a wedding feast → ein Hochzeitsmahl nt (geh); a feast for the eyes → eine Augenweide; a feast of entertainment → erstklassige Unterhaltung; it’s feast or famine (fig) → alles oder nichts
(Eccl, Rel) → Fest nt; feast day → Festtag m, → Feiertag m; movable/immovable feast → beweglicher/unbeweglicher Feiertag
vi (lit) → Festgelage pl → /ein Festgelage halten; to feast on something → sich an etw (dat) → gütlich tun; (person also) → in etw (dat) → schwelgen; (fig) → sich an etw (dat) → weiden
feast [fiːst]
feast [fiːst]
2. vt to feast one's eyes on sth/sb → deliziarsi alla vista di qc/qn
feast [fiːst]
2. vt to feast one's eyes on sth/sb → deliziarsi alla vista di qc/qn
n feast [fiːst]
1 a large and rich meal, usually eaten to celebrate some occasion The king invited them to a feast in the palace. fees, onthaal وَليمَه، مأدُبَه угошение hostina festmåltid der Festschmaus συμπόσιο, πλούσιο φαγοπότι banquete, festín pidusöök ضیافت؛ سور juhla-ateria festin סְעוּדָה भोज gozba (ünnepi) lakoma pesta veisla banchetto 祝宴 성찬 puota mielasts; dzīres pesta feestmaal festmåltid, gjestebud uczta festim ospăţ пир hostina gostija gozba kalas, festmåltid งานเลี้ยงฉลอง ziyafet 盛宴 свято بڑی ضیافت bữa tiệc 盛宴
2 (sometimes with capital) a particular day on which some (especially religious) person or event is remembered and celebrated Today is the feast of St Stephen. fees عيد празник svátek helligdag der Feiertag γιορτή fiesta püha(d) سالروز juhlapäivä fête חַג स्मरणदिवस svetkovina ünnep(nap) perayaan hátíð festa 祝祭 (주로 종교적인) 축제 šventė (reliģiski) svētki perayaan feest høytid, fest święto festa sărbătoare (религиозный) праздник sviatok praznik svetkovina högtidsdag, helg, helgdag ฉลอง yortu, bayram (宗教上的)節日 вшанування سالانہ مذہبی تہوار ngày lễ hội （宗教上的）节日
v
to eat (as if) at a feast We feasted all day. feesvier, smul, onthaal يَتَناوَل طَعاما، يَشْتَرِك في مأدُبَه пирувам hodovat guffe i sig schmausen τρώω πλούσια banquetear, festejar pidusööki nautima, maiustama شکم از عزا درآوردن mässäillä festoyer לִסעוֹד भोजन करना, आन्नदित होना gostiti se lakomán részt vesz berpesta gera sér glaðan dag festeggiare ごちそうを食べる (성찬을) 잔뜩 즐기다 puotauti mieloties; dzīrot berpesta zich tegoed doen holde selskap/gjestebud; nyte festmat ucztować festejar/refestelar-se? a se ospăta пировать hodovať gostiti se sladiti se festa, kalasa กินเลี้ยง yiyip içmek 參加宴會 бенкетувати; святкувати دعوت اڑانا ăn cỗ 参加宴会
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