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Definition of Food for thought
1. Noun. Anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking.
Generic synonyms: Cognitive Content, Content, Mental Object
Specialized synonyms: Pabulum
Definition of Food for thought
1. Noun. (idiomatic) Information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Food For Thought
Literary usage of Food for thought
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. John L. Stoddard's Lectures by John Lawson Stoddard (1898)
"... but it affords abundant food for thought, as one surveys those resolute
features, in the very building founded by him centuries ago. ..."
2. Richard to Minna Wagner: Letters to His First Wife by Richard Wagner (1909)
"The turn my ancient winter-trouble has taken this time has really given me food
for thought : let us spend next summer as quietly and ..."
3. The Observations of Professor Maturin by Clyde Bowman Furst (1916)
"V Food for Thought I WAS just ordering dinner at the Athenaeum when Professor
Maturin entered the room and peered about over his spectacles in search of a ..."
4. Lectures, Illustrated and Embellished with Views of the World's Famous by John Lawson Stoddard (1898)
"It is not much to look at as a work of art, but it affords abundant food for
thought, as one surveys those resolute features, in the very building founded ..."
5. Short Talks on Psychology by Charles Gray Shaw (1920)
"XXXVI food for thought A GENERATION ago, they were telling us that, ... There is
food for thought, even if it does not consist of fish or some cereal. ..."
6. The Indiana School Journal by Indiana State Teachers Association (1896)
"food for thought. [Send all communications to WFL Sanders, Connersville, Ind.
They should be received by June 18. Be prompt. Write only on one side of your ..."
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