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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