adj, noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A nutrient. archaic

Adjective

1. 1
   Of or pertaining to nutrition.
2. 2
   Nourishing, providing nutrition.

   "The juice of the ripe grape is a nutritive and agreeable food, consisting chiefly of sugar and mucilage."

Adjective

1. 1
   of or providing nourishment wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

alimentalalimentaryalimentaryediblenourishingnutrient

Antonyms

All antonyms

nonnutritive

Example

More examples

"The juice of the ripe grape is a nutritive and agreeable food, consisting chiefly of sugar and mucilage."

Etymology

From Middle French nutritif, from Late Latin nūtritīvus, from the participle stem of Latin nūtriō (“I suckle”).

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