Reference.com

11 results for: Pabulum

Dictionary Entries (6 more entries. View all »)
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Cite This Source
pab·u·lum    Audio Help   [pab-yuh-luhm] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.something that nourishes an animal or vegetable organism; food; nutriment.
2.material for intellectual nourishment.
3.pablum.
[Origin: 1670–80; < L pābulum food, nourishment, equiv. to pā(scere) to feed (akin to food) + -bulum n. suffix of instrument]
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

Thesaurus Entries
  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  pabulum
Part of Speech:  noun
Synonyms:  diet, food, fuel, nourishment, nutrient, nutriment, support, sustenance
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
Copyright © 2008 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  food
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  Something fit to be eaten.
Synonyms:  aliment, bread, comestible, diet, edible, esculent, fare, foodstuff, meat, nourishment, nurture, nutriment, nutrition, pap, provender, provision, sustenance, victual
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  food
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  That which sustains the mind or spirit.
Synonyms:  aliment, bread, nourishment, nutriment, pap, sustenance
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

View results from: Dictionary | Thesaurus | Encyclopedia | All Reference | the Web

Reference: No results found in Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia and Crystal Reference Encyclopedia. Would you like to see the 1 entry in other encyclopedias, or search the Web for Pabulum?

Perform a new search, or try your search for "Pabulum" at: