diet
noun
[ ˈdʌɪət ]
• the kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats.
• "a vegetarian diet"
Similar:
selection of food,
food and drink,
food,
foodstuffs,
provisions,
edibles,
fare,
menu,
table,
meals,
nourishment,
nutriment,
sustenance,
grub,
nosh,
eats,
chow,
scoff,
comestibles,
provender,
aliment,
victuals,
vittles,
viands,
commons,
• a special course of food to which a person restricts themselves, either to lose weight or for medical reasons.
• "I'm going on a diet"
Similar:
dietary regime,
dietary regimen,
dietary programme,
restricted diet,
crash diet,
fast,
period of fasting,
abstinence,
diet
verb
• restrict oneself to small amounts or special kinds of food in order to lose weight.
• "I began dieting again"
Similar:
follow a diet,
be on a diet,
eat sparingly,
eat selectively,
abstain,
fast,
slim,
lose weight,
watch one's weight,
reduce,
slenderize,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French diete (noun), dieter (verb), via Latin from Greek diaita ‘a way of life’.
diet
noun
• a legislative assembly in certain countries.
Similar:
legislative assembly,
legislature,
parliament,
congress,
senate,
synod,
council,
assembly,
committee,
convocation,
conclave,
Origin:
late Middle English: from medieval Latin dieta ‘day's work, wages, etc.’, also ‘meeting of councillors’.
