noun / verb
feast
FEEST/fiːst/
An abundance of something to enjoy, especially food.
The extended family gathers around a lavish feast for the celebration.
Etymology
Latin festus meant “festive” or “joyful,” and its neuter plural named holidays and festal banquets. The meaning shifted from a celebration as a whole to the abundant meal associated with it.
In context
his guests to dinner this evening that the meal will be refined with good wine together with pleasant company [Music] today in the kitchen of Clos lucé a the evening feast is being prepared
More examples
- The gallery's colorful paintings are a feast for the eyes.
- We feast on roasted vegetables and warm bread after the hike.
- The festival offers a feast of music for jazz fans.
Forms
feast · feasts · feasted · feasting