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
Noun
1. a large and special meal for many people
2. something extremely pleasing: a feast of colour
3. an annual religious celebration
Verb
1. to take part in a feast
2. to give a feast to
3. feast on to eat a large amount of: down come hundreds of vultures to feast on the remains
4. feast one's eyes on to look at (someone or something) with a great deal of attention and pleasure [Latin festus joyful]
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, hakari N.Z.
noun 2. festival, holiday, fête, celebration, holy day, red-letter day, religious festival, saint's day, -fest, gala day
verb 4. eat your fill, wine and dine, overindulge, eat to your heart's content, stuff yourself, consume, indulge, gorge, devour, pig out (slang) stuff your face (slang) fare sumptuously, gormandize feast your eyes on something look at with delight, gaze at, devour with your eyes
Translations
feast [fiːst] n → festin m, banquet m;
(Rel) (also: feast day) → fête f
vi → festoyer;
to feast on → se régaler de
feast [fiːst] n → festa, banchetto;
(REL) (also: feast day) → festa
vi → banchettare;
to feast on → godersi, gustare
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 pidot festin סְעוּדָה भोज gozba (ünnepi) lakoma pesta veisla banchetto 祝宴 향연, 축하연 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 juhla fête חַג स्मरणदिवस svetkovina ünnep(nap) perayaan hátíð festa 祝祭 축일 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 herkutella 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 마음껏 먹다; 성찬을 대접하다 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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