ambrosia vs dainty
dainty vs ambrosiaambrosia and dainty both are nouns.
ambrosia is not an adjective while dainty is an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ambrosia | Yes | No | No | No |
| dainty | Yes | Yes | No | No |
As nouns,
dainty is a hypernym of
ambrosia; that is, dainty is a
word with a broader meaning than ambrosia:
- ambrosia: (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal
- dainty: something considered choice to eat
| ambrosia (noun) | dainty (noun) |
|---|---|
| (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal | something considered choice to eat |
| fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut | |
| any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma | |
| a mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae |
| ambrosia (adjective) | dainty (adjective) |
|---|---|
| delicately beautiful | |
| excessively fastidious and easily disgusted | |
| especially pleasing to the taste |
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