fast vs dieting

dieting vs fast

fast and dieting both are nouns.

fast is an adjective but dieting is not an adjective.

fast is a verb but dieting is not a verb.

fast is an adverb but dieting is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fast	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
dieting	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, dieting is a hyponym of fast; that is, dieting is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fast:

fast: abstaining from food
dieting: the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods)

Other hyponyms of fast include diet, hunger strike, Ramadan.

fast (noun)	dieting (noun)
abstaining from food	the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods)

fast (adjective)	dieting (adjective)
acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly
at a rapid tempo
(used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time
(of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time
unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause
securely fixed in place
hurried and brief
unrestrained by convention or morality
resistant to destruction or fading
(of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds

fast (verb)	dieting (verb)
abstain from eating
abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons

fast (adverb)	dieting (adverb)
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
firmly or closely

Difference between fast and dieting

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