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viands

viands

9.9
Different cooked foods served at a meal
  • noun
  • /ˈvaɪ.əndz/
  • Archaic
translation icon : viandas
  • The table was laden with a variety of viands prepared for the festival.

Examples

  • She prepared several delicious viands for the guests.

  • The table was filled with viands for the feast.

  • At the banquet, guests were invited to sample the many delicious viands.

  • They stocked the pantry with enough viands to last through the winter.

  • At the banquet, guests were invited to sample the many delicious viands.

  • The table was laden with a variety of viands prepared for the festival.

  • She prepared several delicious viands for the guests.

Synonyms

victuals
vsviands
  • Archaic
9.1

Food and drink kept or prepared to eat

is narrower, meaning prepared dishes served at a meal
eats
vsviands
  • Informal
7.9

Food or a meal, often mentioned in informal speech

is more formal and used in polite or literary contexts

How Substantial

feast
162 1.9
meal
∞ 1.0
viands
  • Archaic
9.9
dish
332 1.0
snack
471 1.0

Surface Forms

viand singular
viands plural

Etymology

Viands comes from Old French viande, which meant 'meat' or 'food' and goes back to the Latin root vivere 'to live'. So viands are the foods you eat to live, and this link to 'live' helps explain why the word means prepared food or dishes at a meal.