PABULUM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Insipid intellectual nourishment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("pabulum" is a kind of...):

food; food for thought; intellectual nourishment (anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking)

Meaning:

Any substance that can be used as food

Synonyms:

comestible; eatable; edible; pabulum; victual; victuals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("pabulum" is a kind of...):

food; nutrient (any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pabulum"):

tuck (eatables (especially sweets))