Associations to the word «Pabulum»

Wiktionary

PABULUM, noun. Food or fodder, particularly that taken in by plants or animals.
PABULUM, noun. Material that feeds a fire.
PABULUM, noun. (figuratively) Food for thought.
PABULUM, noun. Bland intellectual fare; an undemanding diet of words.

Dictionary definition

PABULUM, noun. Any substance that can be used as food.
PABULUM, noun. Insipid intellectual nourishment.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.