noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of nourishing or the state of being nourished. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the act of nourishing wordnet
3. 3
   Something that nourishes; food. countable, uncountable

   "The Oriental Synagogue, continuing to draw musical nourishment from Semitic-Oriental sources."

4. 4
   a source of materials to nourish the body wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

nutrimentsustenancealimentalimentalimentationalimentation

Example

More examples

"What with overwork and lack of nourishment, he became very ill."

Etymology

From Middle English norisshement, from Middle French, from Old French norissement, from norrir, equivalent to nourish + -ment.

Related phrases

beach nourishment

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