Nutriment
/ˈnjuː.tɹɪ.mənt/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A source of nourishment; food.
- 2 a source of materials to nourish the body wordnet
- 3 Something that promotes growth or development; a nutrient.
Example
More examples"You must love the crust of the earth on which you dwell more than the sweet crust of any bread or cake; you must be able to extract nutriment out of a sand heap."
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English nutriment, from Latin nūtrīmentum.