dainty vs ambrosia
ambrosia vs daintydainty and ambrosia both are nouns.
dainty is an adjective but ambrosia is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dainty | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| ambrosia | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
ambrosia is a hyponym of
dainty; that is, ambrosia is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
dainty:
- dainty: something considered choice to eat
- ambrosia: (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal
Other hyponyms of dainty include
choice morsel, tidbit, titbit, savory, savoury, confection, sweet, nectar, gelatin, jelly, bone marrow, marrow.
| dainty (noun) | ambrosia (noun) |
|---|---|
| something considered choice to eat | (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal |
| 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 |
| dainty (adjective) | ambrosia (adjective) |
|---|---|
| delicately beautiful | |
| excessively fastidious and easily disgusted | |
| especially pleasing to the taste |
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