food vs substance

substance vs food

food and substance both are nouns.

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

As nouns, substance is a hypernym of food; that is, substance is a word with a broader meaning than food:

food: any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
substance: a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties

Other hypernyms of food include food, solid food.

food (noun)	substance (noun)
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue	the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking	a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties
any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment	the property of holding together and retaining its shape
	the idea that is intended
	the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
	content communicating a message; what something is about
	considerable capital (wealth or income)
	material of a particular kind or constitution

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