diet vs gluten-free diet

gluten-free diet vs diet

diet and gluten-free diet both are nouns.

diet is a verb but gluten-free diet is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
diet	Yes	No	Yes	No
gluten-free diet	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, gluten-free diet is a hyponym of diet; that is, gluten-free diet is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than diet:

diet: a prescribed selection of foods
gluten-free diet: diet prescribed to treat celiac disease; eliminates such foods as wheat and rye and oats and beans and cabbage and turnips and cucumbers that are rich in gluten

Other hyponyms of diet include allergy diet, balanced diet, bland diet, ulcer diet, diabetic diet, dietary supplement, carbo loading, carbohydrate loading, high-protein diet, high-vitamin diet, vitamin-deficiency diet, light diet, liquid diet, low-fat diet, low-salt diet, low-sodium diet, salt-free diet, obesity diet, reducing diet, pap, soft diet, spoon food, vegetarianism, flexitarianism, semi-vegetarianism.

diet (noun)	gluten-free diet (noun)
the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods)	diet prescribed to treat celiac disease; eliminates such foods as wheat and rye and oats and beans and cabbage and turnips and cucumbers that are rich in gluten
a prescribed selection of foods
the usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal)
a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan)

diet (verb)	gluten-free diet (verb)
eat sparingly, for health reasons or to lose weight
follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons

Difference between diet and gluten-free diet

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