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food vs nutriment

nutriment vs food

food and nutriment both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
food Yes No No No
nutriment Yes No No No
As nouns, nutriment is a hyponym of food; that is, nutriment 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
  • nutriment: a source of materials to nourish the body
Other hyponyms of food include vitellus, yolk, comfort food, comestible, eatable, edible, pabulum, victual, victuals, fare, food product, foodstuff, aliment, alimentation, nourishment, 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) nutriment (noun)
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue a source of materials to nourish the body
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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