FEAST
What does "FEAST" mean?
A large, elaborate meal, often marking a celebration or holiday.
Meanings
- A lavish meal shared in celebration. The harvest feast stretched late into the night.
- A religious festival or holy day. The feast of the patron saint draws pilgrims every year.
- Something giving great pleasure to the senses or mind. The exhibition was a feast for the eyes. figurative
- To eat and drink sumptuously, or to enjoy something fully. They feasted on roast lamb and fresh bread.
Did you know?
- 'Feast', 'festival', 'festive', and Spanish 'fiesta' are all the same word in disguise, each grown from the Latin 'festus', meaning 'joyful'.
Word origin
From Latin 'festus' meaning 'joyful or festive', via Old French 'feste'; the same root branches into 'festival', 'festive', and (via a different path) 'fair'.
A little poem
The long table groans, then fills with noise-
bread torn, wine poured, the year's small joys.
Tomorrow's hunger waits. Tonight, rejoice.
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Wordplay
- I told my eyes to behave at the art museum, but it was a feast for them and they ate everything.
What it teaches
A feast is less about the food on the table than the faces gathered around it.
Quick facts
What does FEAST mean?
A large, elaborate meal, often marking a celebration or holiday.
Is FEAST a valid word?
Yes — FEAST is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is FEAST?
FEAST has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does FEAST come from?
From Latin 'festus' meaning 'joyful or festive', via Old French 'feste'; the same root branches into 'festival', 'festive', and (via a different path) 'fair'.
What can FEAST teach us?
A feast is less about the food on the table than the faces gathered around it.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.