Antonyms for viand


Grammar : Noun
Spell : vahy-uh nd
Phonetic Transcription : ˈvaɪ ənd


Definition of viand

Origin :
  • "article of food," early 14c., from Anglo-French viaunde, Old French viande "food," dissimilated from Vulgar Latin *vivanda, from Late Latin vivenda "things for living," in classical Latin, "be live," neuter plural gerundive of vivere "to live" (see vital).
  • As in foodstuff : noun food
  • As in pap : noun food
  • As in food : noun edible material
Example sentences :
  • The natives roast his flesh, and esteem it a viand of no ordinary excellence.
  • Extract from : « The Desert World » by Arthur Mangin
  • The viand contents of the monumental burden together with what sea and hill could provide—these figured.
  • Extract from : « Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House) » by James S. De Benneville
  • Each of us seizes the viand dearest to his or her heart, and tries to shelter it beneath his or her umbrella.
  • Extract from : « Nancy » by Rhoda Broughton
  • This humble promoter of forestry is duly appreciated, if only as a viand, by his neighbors.
  • Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885 » by Various
  • Not until one has tried does one realize to what excellence and variety this form of viand lends itself.
  • Extract from : « Social Life » by Maud C. Cooke
  • There was an abundance of "pubs" and of fried-fish shops where "jellied eels" seemed to be a viand much in demand.
  • Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • But he was not asleep, for he often opened his mouth and smacked his lips, as if tasting the flavor of some viand.
  • Extract from : « The Emperor, Complete » by Georg Ebers
  • When she looked upon the viand before her she gave a little cry of dismay.
  • Extract from : « A Dixie School Girl » by Gabrielle E. Jackson
  • The king put him to death, and the attendants of Adelil made of his heart a viand which they presented to her.
  • Extract from : « Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. » by Clara Erskine Clement
  • Reserve this well-meaning, but unpoetic, viand for the journey and the day of open-air sport, to which so admirably it is fitted.
  • Extract from : « The Feasts of Autolycus » by Elizabeth Robins Pennell

Synonyms for viand

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