di·et 1 (d   t)n. 1. The usual food and drink of a person or animal. 2. A regulated selection of foods, as for medical reasons or cosmetic weight loss. 3. Something used, enjoyed, or provided regularly: subsisted on a diet of detective novels during his vacation. adj. 1. Of or relating to a food regimen designed to promote weight loss in a person or an animal: the diet industry. 2. a. Having fewer calories. b. Sweetened with a noncaloric sugar substitute. 3. Designed to reduce or suppress the appetite: diet pills; diet drugs. v. di·et·ed, di·et·ing, di·ets v.intr. To eat and drink according to a regulated system, especially so as to lose weight or control a medical condition. v.tr. To regulate or prescribe food and drink for. [Middle English diete, from Old French, from Latin diaeta, way of living, diet, from Greek diaita, back-formation from diait  sthai, to live one's life, middle voice of diaitn, to treat.]di et·er n. |
| di·et 2 (dt) n. 1. A national or local legislative assembly in certain countries, such as Japan. 2. A formal general assembly of the princes or estates of the Holy Roman Empire. [Middle English diete, day's journey, day for meeting, assembly, from Medieval Latin di  ta, alteration (influenced by Latin dis, day) of Latin diaeta, daily routine; see diet1.] |
dieting - the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods)How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
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