Feast Definition

fēst

feasted, feasting, feasts

noun

feasts

A rich and elaborate meal; banquet.

Webster's New World

A meal that is well prepared and abundantly enjoyed.

American Heritage

A celebration or festival; esp., a periodic religious celebration, as in honor of God or a saint.

Webster's New World

Anything that gives pleasure because of its abundance or richness.

Webster's New World

Something delightful.

It was a feast for the eyes.

Wiktionary

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snack
light meal

verb

feasted, feasting, feasts

To entertain at a feast or banquet.

Webster's New World

To eat a rich, elaborate meal.

Webster's New World

To have a special treat.

Webster's New World

To gratify or delight as with a feast.

Feast your eyes on this!

Webster's New World

To experience something with gratification or delight.

Feasted on the view.

American Heritage

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abstain
fast

idiom

feast (one's) eyes on

To be delighted or gratified by the sight of:
We feasted our eyes on the paintings.

American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Feast

Noun

Singular:

feast

Plural:

feasts

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Feast

feast (one's) eyes on

Origin of Feast

From Middle English feest, feste, fest, from Old French feste, from Latin festa, plural of festum (“holiday, festival, feast”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰēs- (“god, godhead, deity”); see also Ancient Greek θεός (theos, “god, goddess”). More at theo-.

From Wiktionary
Middle English feste from Old French from Vulgar Latin fēsta from Latin pl. of fēstum from fēstus festive dhēs- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle English feesten, festen, from Old French fester, from Medieval Latin festāre, from the noun. See above.

From Wiktionary