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[ nur-ish-muhnt, nuhr- ] / ˈnɜr ɪʃ mənt, ˈnʌr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR nourishment ON THESAURUS.COM
nounsomething that nourishes; food, nutriment, or sustenance. the act of nourishing. the state of being nourished. a process, system, method, etc., of providing or administering nourishment: a treatise on the nourishment of international trade. Origin of nourishment1375–1425; late Middle English norysshement<Middle French norissement.See nourish, -ment OTHER WORDS FROM nourishmentnon·nour·ish·ment, nouno·ver·nour·ish·ment, nounre·nour·ish·ment, nounself-nour·ish·ment, nounWords nearby nourishmentnoun incorporation, noun phrase, nourice, nourish, nourishing, nourishment, nous, no use crying over spilt milk, no use, it's, nouveau, nouveau pauvre Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for nourishmentThe human soul is an ocean tossed by storms of passion, deep and bottomless in its need for succor and nourishment. The Old Man and the Sea|David Farr|April 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST Even if they found shelter from the sun each morning, could the same be said for nourishment? The Extinction Parade: An Original Zombie Story by Max Brooks|Max Brooks|January 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST The novel is set at a time of scarcity, and all of the characters fret about nourishment. The Best of Brit Lit|Peter Stothard|September 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST Very 2009 is its riff on imagination and creativity as the only nourishment that can keep “the begging bowl of the Buddha” full. Brad Gooch's Favorite Reads|Brad Gooch|April 7, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Meaningful friendships require constant attention, nourishment, feeding and watering. Twitter Jumped the Shark This Week|Mark McKinnon|February 27, 2009|DAILY BEAST Vegetables obtain their nourishment from mineral substances, which they reduce, de-oxydize, and charge with solar energy. The Mechanism of Life|Stphane Leduc Dear excellent friend, perhaps you'll be obliged to, for nourishment. The Big Drum|Arthur Pinero Dr. Bailey gave him his medicine and induced him, much against his will, to take some nourishment. She was weary with her journey, and exhausted for want of nourishment, having eaten nothing all day. Christie Redfern's Troubles|Margaret Robertson The whole world is appointed for the nourishment of its inhabitants; but it would be incapable of doing it, was it uncultivated. Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete|Washington Irving
British Dictionary definitions for nourishment
nounthe act or state of nourishing a substance that nourishes; food; nutriment Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to nourishmentnutrition, sustenance, feed, pap, victuals, provender, support, nutriment, aliment, diet, pabulum, foodstuff, maintenance, viands, vittles Medical definitions for nourishment
n.Something that nourishes; food. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |