glut C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /ɡlʌt/ UK /ɡlʌt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun an excessive supply; to supply or fill to excess A glut of oil on the market drove prices sharply down. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an excessive supply; to... surfeitexcesssurplusoverabundanceoversupplysaturateflood ↔ Opposites scarcityshortagedearthlack Word family Derived forms gluttedglutting Related forms gluttongluttony Etymology AI details From Middle English glotten, probably from Old French gloutir ('to swallow'), from Latin gluttire ('to gulp down, swallow'). gloutir Old French gluttire Latin View etymology graph -> Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # glut **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɡlʌt/ **IPA (UK):** /ɡlʌt/ ## Meanings 1. an excessive supply; to supply or fill to excess ## Examples - A glut of oil on the market drove prices sharply down. ## Synonyms - surfeit - excess - surplus - overabundance - oversupply - saturate - flood ## Antonyms - scarcity - shortage - dearth - lack ## Derived Forms - glutted - glutting ## Related Forms - glutton - gluttony ## Roots and Affixes - Root: gloutir - Root: gluttire ## Etymology From Middle English glotten, probably from Old French gloutir ('to swallow'), from Latin gluttire ('to gulp down, swallow'). ## AI Etymology Glut comes from Middle English glotten, probably from Old French gloutir ('to swallow'), from Latin gluttire ('to gulp down, swallow'). The etymological trail includes Old French gloutir and Latin gluttire. As a noun, glut names an excessive supply; to supply or fill to excess. The same family is visible in derived forms such as glutted and glutting and related forms such as glutton and gluttony. The wording should be read with that uncertainty intact: the proposed connection is plausible rather than absolute. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown