Meanings
- idiomaticuncountableInformation or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation.
If I were ScotRail management, I'd be looking at the feasibility of taking some more trailer cars to make them five-car sets, and even the possibility of using them on the West Highland, Kyle and Far North lines as well (although I fear that is a cost too far, but food for thought).
2019 October 23, Pip Dunn, “The next king of Scotland”, in Rail, page 55Synonyms: meat
Synonyms & antonyms
nounInformation or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation.
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Translations
Bulgarian плод за размисъл
- плод за размисъл (plod za razmisăl)information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation
Chinese Mandarin 精神食糧 /精神食粮, 思想食物
- 精神食糧 /精神食粮 (jīngshén shíliáng)information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation
- 思想食物 (sīxiǎng shíwù)information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation
- 耐人尋味 /耐人寻味 (nàirénxúnwèi)information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation
- 發人深思 /发人深思 (fārénshēnsī)information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation
Danish stof til eftertanke
- stof til eftertankeinformation or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation
Finnish pohdittava
- pohdittavainformation or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation
French matière à penser
- matière à penserinformation or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation
German Denkanstoß, Denkanregung
- Denkanstoßinformation or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation
- Denkanregunginformation or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation
Hungarian elgondolkodtató
- elgondolkodtatóinformation or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation
Icelandic umhugsunarefni
- umhugsunarefniinformation or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation
Italian spunto di riflessione
- spunto di riflessioneinformation or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation
Latvian viela pārdomām
- viela pārdomāminformation or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation
Persian غذا برای فکر
- غذا برای فکر (ġazâ barâye fekr)information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation
Polish wiedza zmuszająca do refleksji
- wiedza zmuszająca do refleksjiinformation or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation
Portuguese alimento para a mente
- alimento para a menteinformation or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation
Romanian hrană pentru gândire
- hrană pentru gândireinformation or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation
Russian пи́ща для размышле́ний
- пи́ща для размышле́ний (píšča dlja razmyšlénij)information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation
Spanish materia para reflexionar, hacer pensar
- materia para reflexionarinformation or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation
- hacer pensarinformation or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation
- hacer reflexionarinformation or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation
- mover a la reflexióninformation or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation
- dar que pensarinformation or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation
- dar en qué pensarinformation or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation
Swedish tänkvärdheter, tänkvärt
- tänkvärdheterinformation or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation
- tänkvärtinformation or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation
- anledning till eftertankeinformation or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation
Vietnamese suy nghĩ kỹ càng về điều gì đó
- suy nghĩ kỹ càng về điều gì đóinformation or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation
Cite this entry
food for thought. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/food%20for%20thought
“food for thought.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/food%20for%20thought. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “food for thought,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/food%20for%20thought.
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