diet
1 of 4noun (1)
The New Yorkerdiet
2 of 4verb
transitive verb
intransitive verb
diet
3 of 4adjective
diet
4 of 4noun (2)
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The word diet first appeared in English in the 13th century. Its original meaning was the same as in modern English, “habitually taken food and drink.” But diet was used in another sense too in the Middle and early modern English periods to mean “way of living.” This is, in fact, the original meaning of diet’s Greek ancestor diaita, which is derived from the verb diaitasthan, meaning “to lead one’s life.” In Greek, diaita, had already come to be used more specifically for a way of living prescribed by a physician, a diet, or other regimen.
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Word History
Noun (1), Verb, and Adjective
Middle English diete, from Anglo-French, from Latin diaeta, from Greek diaita, literally, manner of living, from diaitasthai to lead one's life
Noun (2)
Middle English diete day's journey, day set for a meeting, from Medieval Latin dieta, literally, daily regimen, diet (taken as a derivative of Latin dies day), from Latin diaeta — see diet entry 1
Noun (1)
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Adjective
1963, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing diet
Kids Definition
diet 1 of 3
noun
diet
2 of 3verb
diet
3 of 3adjective
Medical Definition
diet 1 of 3
noun
diet
2 of 3transitive verb
intransitive verb
diet
3 of 3adjective
dieted
verb
Synonyms & Similar Words
- fasted
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- gorged
- surfeited
- glutted
- sated
- stuffed
- crammed
- gobbled
- guzzled
- gormandized
- pigged out
- gulped