nutrient vs comfort food

comfort food vs nutrient

nutrient and comfort food both are nouns.

nutrient is an adjective but comfort food is not an adjective.

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

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

nutrient: 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 nutrient 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.

nutrient (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
any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis

nutrient (adjective)	comfort food (adjective)
of or providing nourishment

Difference between nutrient and comfort food

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