no food

Poolside sign warning

No food indicates the complete absence of anything to eat.

It can describe a situation: There's no food in the house.

Or it may function as a restriction or warning: No food or drinks allowed in the library.

The phrase often emphasizes deprivation or prohibition rather than simply noting emptiness.

Related

empty · bare cupboard · starvation · fasting · famished · barren · shortage · scarcity · ravenous · running on empty · drought · deprivation · gnawing · hollow · poverty · wasteland · parched · meager

Categories
Opposites
quantity of food

no foodfeast

Elaborate ceremonial meal

banquet · buffet · cornucopia · smorgasbord · bounty

state of nourishment

no foodwell-fed

Adequately nourished

nourished · satiated · full belly · satisfied · fed

Family

no, food, foods, foodie, foodies, foodstuff, foodstuffs

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G