How Do You Spell SURFEIT?

Pronunciation: [sˈɜːfɪt] (IPA)

The word "surfeit" is spelled as /ˈsəːfɪt/ in IPA phonetic transcription. It means an excessive amount of something. The first syllable is pronounced as "suh" with a short vowel sound followed by the consonant "r". The second syllable is pronounced as "fit" with a short vowel sound followed by the consonant "t". The stress is on the first syllable, as indicated by the apostrophe in the transcription. Remembering the spelling of "surfeit" can be easy if you associate it with its definition - too much of something is a "surfeit".

SURFEIT Meaning and Definition

1. Surfeit is a noun that refers to an excessive amount of something, typically referring to an excessive quantity of food or drink. It describes a state or condition where someone has indulged excessively, beyond what is necessary or healthy. It conveys the idea of overconsumption, often leading to a feeling of being overwhelmed or overwhelmed with something.

   In a broader sense, surfeit can also be used to describe an excess or abundance of anything, not just food or drink. It encompasses the notion of having an extremely large or immoderate amount of something, resulting in an overwhelming or undesirable effect. This can be applied to various contexts, such as a surfeit of information, which refers to an excessive amount of information that can be overwhelming or difficult to process.

   The term can also be used as a verb, where it means to cause someone to have too much of something, to overindulge or satiate excessively. It implies the act of providing or exposing someone to an excessive amount of something, leading to an overwhelm or burden on them.

   Overall, surfeit is a versatile word that carries the connotation of excess and overflow, whether it applies to food, possessions, or information, resulting in a sense of being overwhelmed or burdened.

2. • Excess in eating and drinking; sickness or satiety caused by over-fulness.

   • To supply with food or drink to satiety or sickness; to cloy; to be fed with over-fulness, or to satiety.

   Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Common Misspellings for SURFEIT

• suffert
• surfin
• surfery
• suret
• sureit
• surfe
• surfact
• surfece
• survet
• purfet
• ourfit
• surveid
• sureity
• survent
• surgert
• suffit
• sueit
• surfis
• aufeit
• sirfeit
• surfei
• surfiet
• surfait
• surpeint
• Surfeitur
• sulfit
• turfeir
• Furfait
• suftit
• surphit
• Oufeit
• Purfeil

Etymology of SURFEIT

The word "surfeit" comes from Middle English "surfeten", which originated from the Old French verb "so(u)rfait(e)" meaning "to overdo, to overeat". This Old French term, in turn, is derived from the Latin verb "superfacere", meaning "to overdo, to exceed, to overfill". "Superfacere" is a combination of the Latin prefix "super" meaning "above" or "beyond", and the verb "facere" which means "to make" or "to do". Therefore, the etymology of "surfeit" suggests its original meaning of excess or overindulgence.

Similar spelling words for SURFEIT

• surfeited,
• surfboat.

Plural form of SURFEIT is SURFEITS

Conjugate verb Surfeit

CONDITIONAL

I would surfeit

you would surfeit

he/she/it would surfeit

we would surfeit

they would surfeit

CONDITIONAL CONTINUOUS

I would be surfeiting

you would be surfeiting

he/she/it would be surfeiting

we would be surfeiting

they would be surfeiting

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have surfeit

you would have surfeit

he/she/it would have surfeit

we would have surfeit

they would have surfeit

CONDITIONAL PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I would have been surfeiting

you would have been surfeiting

he/she/it would have been surfeiting

we would have been surfeiting

they would have been surfeiting

FUTURE

I will surfeit

you will surfeit

he/she/it will surfeit

we will surfeit

they will surfeit

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be surfeiting

you will be surfeiting

he/she/it will be surfeiting

we will be surfeiting

they will be surfeiting

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have surfeited

you will have surfeited

he/she/it will have surfeited

we will have surfeited

they will have surfeited

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been surfeiting

you will have been surfeiting

he/she/it will have been surfeiting

we will have been surfeiting

they will have been surfeiting

IMPERATIVE

you surfeit

we let´s surfeit

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to surfeit

PAST

I surfeited

you surfeited

he/she/it surfeited

we surfeited

they surfeited

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was surfeiting

you were surfeiting

he/she/it was surfeiting

we were surfeiting

they were surfeiting

PAST PARTICIPLE

surfeited

PAST PERFECT

I had surfeited

you had surfeited

he/she/it had surfeited

we had surfeited

they had surfeited

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been surfeiting

you had been surfeiting

he/she/it had been surfeiting

we had been surfeiting

they had been surfeiting

PRESENT

I surfeit

you surfeit

he/she/it surfeits

we surfeit

they surfeit

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am surfeiting

you are surfeiting

he/she/it is surfeiting

we are surfeiting

they are surfeiting

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

surfeiting

PRESENT PERFECT

I have surfeited

you have surfeited

he/she/it has surfeited

we have surfeited

they have surfeited

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been surfeiting

you have been surfeiting

he/she/it has been surfeiting

we have been surfeiting

they have been surfeiting

I would have surfeited

we would have surfeited

you would have surfeited

he/she/it would have surfeited

they would have surfeited