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- [food]
- /fud/
- /fuːd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [food]
- /fud/
Definitions of food word
- noun food any nourishing substance that is eaten, drunk, or otherwise taken into the body to sustain life, provide energy, promote growth, etc. 1
- noun food more or less solid nourishment, as distinguished from liquids. 1
- noun food a particular kind of solid nourishment: a breakfast food; dog food. 1
- noun food whatever supplies nourishment to organisms: plant food. 1
- noun food anything serving for consumption or use: food for thought. 1
- noun food Any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink, or that plants absorb, in order to maintain life and growth. 1
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Origin of food
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English fode, Old English fōda; compare Old English fēdan, Gothic fōdjan to feed; cf. fodder, foster
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Food
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
food popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
food usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for food
noun food
- feed — to give a fee to.
- cuisine — The cuisine of a country or district is the style of cooking that is characteristic of that place.
- snack — a small portion of food or drink or a light meal, especially one eaten between regular meals.
- meat — the flesh of animals as used for food.
- drink — to take water or other liquid into the mouth and swallow it; imbibe.
adjective food
- nutritional — the act or process of nourishing or of being nourished.
- gastronomic — the art or science of good eating.
- culinary — Culinary means concerned with cooking.
- nutritive — serving to nourish; providing nutriment; nutritious.
Antonyms for food
noun food
- deprivation — If you suffer deprivation, you do not have or are prevented from having something that you want or need.
- starvation — the act or state of starving; condition of being starved.
- beverage — Beverages are drinks.
- drink — to take water or other liquid into the mouth and swallow it; imbibe.
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