pabulum

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A noun that can refer either to any substance that can be used as food, or to intellectual nourishment that is bland, uninteresting, or lacking in substance.

deSubstantiv, das entweder jede als Nahrung dienende Substanz oder auch geistige Nahrung bezeichnen kann, die fade, uninteressant oder inhaltslos ist.ruСуществительное, которое может обозначать либо любое вещество, используемое в качестве пищи, либо интеллектуальную пищу, которая является пресной, неинтересной или лишенной содержания.esSustancia que se consume como alimento, o contenido intelectual insulso, trivial o carente de sustancia.frNom qui peut désigner soit toute substance utilisée comme nourriture, soit une nourriture intellectuelle fade, sans intérêt ou dépourvue de substance.ptSubstantivo que pode designar qualquer substância usada como alimento ou, em sentido figurado, uma comida intelectual insossa, desinteressante ou sem conteúdo.zh名词，可指任何用作食物的物质，也可指平淡、乏味或缺乏内容的精神食粮。arاسم يشير إلى أي مادة تُتخذ غذاءً، أو إلى الغذاء الفكري الذي يكون تافهاً أو غير مثير أو خالياً من المحتوى.

1. Food or nourishment C1 formal

   Any substance that can be used as food; something that provides sustenance.

   • The refugees were given basic pabulum to survive.
   • In ancient times, grains were the primary pabulum for many cultures.
   • The hospital provided pabulum for the recovering patients.

   deNahrungruПищаesAlimento o sustentofrNourritureptAlimentozh食物arغذاء

   Synonyme: alimentfarefoodnourishmentnutrimentprovendersustenance

2. Intellectual nourishment C2 formal

   Insipid or simplistic intellectual material that is easy to digest but lacks substance.

   • The lecture was mere pabulum, offering no new insights.
   • He criticized the media for feeding the public intellectual pabulum.
   • The book was dismissed as pabulum for the masses.

   deGeistige NahrungruДуховная пищаesPanem et circenses intelectualfrNourriture intellectuelle insipideptAlimento intelectualzh精神食粮arغذاء فكري

   Synonyme: drivelmushpablumpaptripetwaddle

   Antonyme: challengestimulussubstance

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