Meanings
nounfood security (uncountable)
- uncountableThe measure of the availability of food and the ability of a person's access to it.
Antonyms: food insecurity
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe measure of the availability of food and the ability of a person's access to it.
Opposite
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 糧食安全 /粮食安全
- 糧食安全 /粮食安全 (loeng⁴ sik⁶ on¹ cyun⁴)measure of the availability of food
Chinese Mandarin 糧食安全 /粮食安全
- 糧食安全 /粮食安全 (liángshíānquán)measure of the availability of food
German Ernährungssicherung, Ernährungssicherheit
- Ernährungssicherungmeasure of the availability of food
- Ernährungssicherheitmeasure of the availability of food
- Nahrungssicherungmeasure of the availability of food
- Nahrungssicherheitmeasure of the availability of food
Greek επισιτιστική ασφάλεια
- επισιτιστική ασφάλεια (episitistikí asfáleia)measure of the availability of food
Hindi खाद्य सुरक्षा
- खाद्य सुरक्षा (khādya surakṣā)measure of the availability of food
Vietnamese an ninh lương thực
- an ninh lương thựcmeasure of the availability of food
Cite this entry
APA
food security. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/food%20security
MLA
“food security.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/food%20security. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “food security,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/food%20security.
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