nourishing
adjective
nour·ish·ing ˈnər-i-shiŋ 
ˈnə-ri-
: giving nourishment : nutritious
Synonyms
- nutrient
- nutritional
- nutritious
- nutritive
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Example Sentences
milk should be part of a nourishing breakfast
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Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 19 Aug. 2022 Argan, coconut, and moringa oils team up in this cult-classic serum to create the most nourishing formula that leaves hair soft, visibly healthy, and without a single flyaway in sight. Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 22 June 2022 For a nourishing boost, pat on a face oil as a last step once the rest of your leave-on skincare products dry. Katie Berohn, Good Housekeeping, 16 Dec. 2021 Briogeo's sudser is loaded with ultra-nourishing rosehip, argan, and coconut oils that transform dull, lifeless, wiry tresses into luscious locks. Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 22 June 2022 If your hair dry or damaged, a toning product that is more nourishing (like conditioners or masks) will be the most beneficial. Dori Price, Good Housekeeping, 15 June 2022 Blu Atlas created their Aftershave to support and soothe the skin post-shaving with ultra-nourishing ingredients like shea butter, aloe vera leaf juice, and rose water. Rolling Stone, 20 May 2022 The aromas of parsley and dill hung over each sip of the consommé, making the whole dish an evocative and nourishing experience. Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2022 In the dead of an increasingly cold and frigid winter, applying Korres Santorini Grape Poreless Skin Cream in the mornings feels like a nourishing and nostalgic flashback into happy memories. Tamim Alnuweiri, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2022 See More
Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 19 Aug. 2022 Argan, coconut, and moringa oils team up in this cult-classic serum to create the most nourishing formula that leaves hair soft, visibly healthy, and without a single flyaway in sight. Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 22 June 2022 For a nourishing boost, pat on a face oil as a last step once the rest of your leave-on skincare products dry. Katie Berohn, Good Housekeeping, 16 Dec. 2021 Briogeo's sudser is loaded with ultra-nourishing rosehip, argan, and coconut oils that transform dull, lifeless, wiry tresses into luscious locks. Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 22 June 2022 If your hair dry or damaged, a toning product that is more nourishing (like conditioners or masks) will be the most beneficial. Dori Price, Good Housekeeping, 15 June 2022 Blu Atlas created their Aftershave to support and soothe the skin post-shaving with ultra-nourishing ingredients like shea butter, aloe vera leaf juice, and rose water. Rolling Stone, 20 May 2022 The aromas of parsley and dill hung over each sip of the consommé, making the whole dish an evocative and nourishing experience. Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2022 In the dead of an increasingly cold and frigid winter, applying Korres Santorini Grape Poreless Skin Cream in the mornings feels like a nourishing and nostalgic flashback into happy memories. Tamim Alnuweiri, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
nourishing
adjective
nour·ish·ing
: giving nourishment : nutritious
nourishing 1 of 2
adjective
as in nutritive
providing the substances necessary for health and bodily growth milk should be part of a nourishing breakfast Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- nutritive
- nutritional
- nutritious
- nutrient
- dietary
- enriched
- healthful
- beneficial
- healthy
- wholesome
- fortified
- dietetic
- restorative
- salubrious
- salutary
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- nonnutritive
- fattening
- unhealthy
- unhealthful
- unwholesome
- nonnutritious
- insalubrious
nourishing
2 of 2verb
1
as in nurturing
to help the growth or development of wanted to nourish her students' love of art Synonyms & Similar Words
- nurturing
- cultivating
- promoting
- encouraging
- fostering
- advancing
- furthering
- incubating
- forwarding
- assisting
- nursing
- supporting
- advocating
- aiding
- championing
- upholding
- endorsing
- funding
- financing
- underwriting
- subsidizing
- patronizing
- advertising
- backing
- endowing
- boosting
- staking
- abetting
- indorsing
- publicizing
- plugging
- touting
- agitating (for)
- working (for)
- campaigning (for)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- preventing
- inhibiting
- hindering
- discouraging
- prohibiting
- forbidding
- combating
- combatting
- fighting
- enjoining
- countering
- proscribing
- frustrating
- opposing
- suppressing
- subduing
- interdicting
- banning
- outlawing
- repressing
- barring
- stifling
- squelching
- retarding
- contending (with)
- arresting
- checking
- squashing
- battling
- halting
- impeding
- obstructing
- interfering (with)
- encumbering
- hobbling
- snuffing (out)
- manacling
- shackling
- fettering
2
as in sustaining
to supply with nourishment we've always been nourished by such good food when staying at their house Synonyms & Similar Words
- sustaining
- nurturing
- satisfying
- feeding
- satiating
- replenishing
- filling
- suckling
- fortifying
- strengthening
- sating
- cloying
- catering
- surfeiting
- nursing
- provisioning
- victualing
- boarding
- victualling
3
as in fostering
to bring to maturity through care and education he willingly nourished a child that was not his own Synonyms & Similar Words
- nurturing
- fostering
- raising
- breeding
- teaching
- cultivating
- feeding
- rearing
- promoting
- educating
- nursing
- mothering
- bringing up
- fathering
- watching
- cradling
- edifying
- disciplining
- enlightening
- supplying
- mentoring
- training
- schooling
- attending
- instructing
- preparing
- tutoring
- furthering
- guiding
- indoctrinating
- shepherding
- forwarding
- leading
- advancing
- ministering (to)
- showing
- minding
- directing
- caring (for)
- providing (for)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- abusing
- mistreating
- neglecting
- ignoring
- maltreating
- harming
- mishandling
- ill-using
- ill-treating
- hurting
- injuring
- impawning
- impawns
- impayable
- impeach
- impeachabilities
- impeachable
- impeached
- impeacher
- impeachers
- impeaches
- impeaching
- impeachment
- impeachments
- impearl
- frequencies
- frequency
- frequency band
- frequency changer
- frequency converter
- frequency curve
- frequency distribution
- frequency indicator
- frequency meter
- frequency modulation
- frequency multiplier