feast
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1.7
- noun
- /fiːst/
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festín
- The movie offered a visual feast, showcasing breathtaking landscapes and captivating cinematography.
- a visual feast
Well, I'm really excited because we have got huge holiday feasts for your peepers.
- Well, I'm really excited because we have got huge holiday feasts for your peepers.
- The rainy day picnic may still be a feast for the senses.
- So the meeting itself is something that is a kind of movable feast of people.
- So welcome to Mentor Buffet, a feast for those like me curious about who helped the most successful among us succeed.
Examples
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The art exhibit was truly a feast for the senses, with vibrant colors and stunning sculptures.
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The site's podcasts are a great feast for the ears and mind.
Academic text (2010) -
- A feast for your senses, the Star Dancers!
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The rainy day picnic may still be a feast for the senses.
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Instead, everything had merged in a visual feast of total satisfaction.
Fiction book (1990) -
The book was one of those delicious feasts for the senses that I hated to see end.
Academic text (2007) -
And devote themselves instead to an inspiring program of self-improvement-- a real feast for bookworms.
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At the festival, the diverse music and performances created a glorious feast for everyone present.
Synonyms
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1.0
A happy event such as a party that marks a special occasion or achievement
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1.0
A time when people gather to celebrate with food and fun
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3.9
A large formal meal for many people to celebrate a special event
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3.1
A public party with music, food, and events
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3.5
A happy public celebration with music and decorations
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6.3
A loud happy party with dancing and drinking
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1.1
A special food people prepare and eat for a holiday celebration
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4.0
A very tasty dish that people enjoy eating
A public celebration with music, dancing, and special food
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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3.7
A day for special celebration and big meals, often for religious or cultural reasons
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8.3
A week-long Jewish festival called Sukkot in autumn when people live briefly in small shelters to remember the desert journey
A weeklong Jewish festival in autumn when people live in small huts to remember time in the desert
An eight-day Jewish festival also called Hanukkah that remembers the Temple in Jerusalem being made holy again
A celebration in the Eastern Orthodox Church remembering the Virgin Mary being taken into heaven on August 15
An eight-day Jewish holiday called Hanukkah when families light candles each night to remember a miracle
A Muslim festival when families sacrifice an animal and share meat with the poor
A feast day in some Christian churches on January 1 that remembers Jesus' circumcision
An eight-day Jewish festival in winter called Hanukkah that celebrates the Temple in Jerusalem being made holy again
An eight-day Jewish festival in spring that remembers the Israelites leaving Egypt
A Jewish holiday called Shavuot that remembers Moses receiving the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai
How Pleasing
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word feast can mean an event that brings great delight because fest meant 'festival', a time full of pleasure and rich sights. So something very enjoyable can be called a feast for the senses.