Pablum

Pronunciation: /ˈpæbləm/

Definitions of pablum

noun something (such as writing or speech) that is insipid, simplistic, or intellectually undemanding

Example Sentences

A1 Babies often eat pablum as their first solid food.

A2 The doctor recommended a diet of pablum for the patient recovering from surgery.

B1 Some people find the politician's speeches to be pablum, lacking substance.

B2 The book club members were disappointed by the pablum of the latest bestseller.

C1 The professor criticized the academic paper for being filled with pablum and lacking original research.

C2 The artist refused to create pablum paintings, preferring to challenge the viewer with thought-provoking works.

Examples of pablum in a Sentence

formal The doctor recommended a diet of pablum for the patient recovering from surgery.

informal I can't stand the taste of pablum, it's so bland.

slang I wouldn't feed that pablum to my dog.

figurative The politician's speech was nothing but political pablum, lacking any substance or depth.

Grammatical Forms of pablum

• past tense: pablumed
• plural: pablums
• comparative: more pablum
• superlative: most pablum
• present tense: pablums
• future tense: will pablum
• perfect tense: have pablumed
• continuous tense: is pabluming
• singular: pablum
• positive degree: pablum
• infinitive: to pablum
• gerund: pabluming
• participle: pablumed

Origin and Evolution of pablum

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'pablum' originated from Latin, specifically from the Latin word 'pabulum' meaning food or fodder.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to refer to a type of infant cereal, 'pablum' has evolved to also mean something that is bland, uninteresting, or overly simplistic.