SuaviloquyToday’s word

gluttony

Gluttony, n.; pl. Gluttonies.

Etymology: [OE. glotonie, OF. glotonie, gloutonnie.]

Excess in eating; extravagant indulgence of the appetite for food; voracity. Their sumptuous gluttonies, and gorgeous feasts. Milton.

Shades of meaning

Fernald lists gluttony only as an antonym, under abstinence.

He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.

Synonyms

none given

Antonyms