food vs comfort food

comfort food vs food

food and comfort food both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
food	Yes	No	No	No
comfort food	Yes	No	No	No

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

food: any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
comfort food: food that is simply prepared and gives a sense of wellbeing; typically food with a high sugar or carbohydrate content that is associated with childhood or with home cooking

Other hyponyms of food include vitellus, yolk, comestible, eatable, edible, pabulum, victual, victuals, fare, food product, foodstuff, aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals, commissariat, provender, provisions, viands, victuals, feed, provender, manna, manna from heaven, miraculous food, beverage, drink, drinkable, potable, water, soul food, micronutrient, chyme, culture medium, medium.

food (noun)	comfort food (noun)
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue	food that is simply prepared and gives a sense of wellbeing; typically food with a high sugar or carbohydrate content that is associated with childhood or with home cooking
anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking
any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment

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