surfeit
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8.8
- noun
- /ˈsɜr.fɪt/
- Formal
:
exceso
- Proprietary localism protected the status quo by ensuring that a surfeit of democracy would not lead to redistribution.
Examples
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His room was filled with a surfeit of books, leaving little space to walk around.
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For this is a country with a surfeit of moral and political pretensions.
Blog text (19) -
But then why did one individual suffer while a second enjoyed a surfeit of the best that progress could offer?
Fiction book (1998) -
As a lawyer, she said online media gives her a surfeit of evidence when it comes to divorce.
Blog text (18) -
After all, our economic culture specializes in two things: surfeit and counterfeit.
Academic text (2010) -
Las Palmas in the Canary Islands has a surfeit of shops and restaurants.
Blog text (1) -
One day, Lenore fell ill from a surfeit of raspberry tarts and took to her bed.
Fiction book (1999) -
I became aware that I was standing in a jumble of gravestones, crosses, flowers, amidst a surfeit of vegetation.
Fiction book (2002) -
After indulging in a surfeit of sweets at the party, she felt a little sick.
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The garden had a surfeit of flowers, making it colorful but overwhelming.
Synonyms
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6.8
A very large supply of something that lowers its price
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5.7
Too much of something that is not needed
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4.5
Too much of something like goods or houses that makes prices fall
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7.9
A very large amount of something that is more than needed
1
6.9
Too much of something so people cannot handle it or it does not work well
An amount that is more than is needed, often extra food or goods
A state of being more than is needed or wanted
Antonyms
Compounds
How Excessive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Surfeit comes from old parts sur- meaning 'over', the same idea you see in surplus, and -fait meaning 'made', so it originally meant 'made too much'. That's why a surfeit is an 'excess' — more than you need and often causing discomfort.