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repast vs sustenance

sustenance vs repast

repast and sustenance both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
repast Yes No No No
sustenance Yes No No No
As nouns, sustenance is a hypernym of repast; that is, sustenance is a word with a broader meaning than repast:
  • repast: the food served and eaten at one time
  • sustenance: a source of materials to nourish the body
Other hypernyms of repast include aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, victuals.
repast (noun) sustenance (noun)
the food served and eaten at one time the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
a source of materials to nourish the body
the financial means whereby one lives
Difference between repast and sustenance

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