noun
Meaning 1
Gluttony, the act of eating to excess.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
overeating
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verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of overeat
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gluttony, gula
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mortal sin, deadly sin
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Russian: перееда́ние (perejedánije) — eating to excess
- Ukrainian: переїда́ння (perejidánnja) — eating to excess