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View usage for: (nʌrɪʃmənt, US nɜːr-) 1. uncountable nounIf something provides a person, animal, or plant with nourishment, it provides them with the food that is necessary for life, growth, and good health. The mother provides the embryo with nourishment and a place to grow. He was unable to take nourishment for several days. Synonyms: food, nutrition, sustenance, nutriment More Synonyms of nourishment 2. uncountable nounThe action of nourishing someone or something, or the experience of being nourished, can be referred to as nourishment. Sugar gives quick relief to hunger but provides no lasting nourishment. nourishment in British English (ˈnʌrɪʃmənt) noun1. the act or state of nourishing 2. a substance that nourishes; food; nutriment nourishment in American English (ˈnɜrɪʃmənt) noun1. a nourishing or being nourished 2. something that nourishes; food; nutriment Word origin ME norysshement < OFr norissementExamples of 'nourishment' in a sentencenourishment It can result from incomplete digestion providing bacteria with extra nourishment.He needed the extra nourishment that would come from those few dollars to live.It is not only annual competitions that offer nourishment.You are left to admire the ingredients without finding much nourishment in the meal itself.Sugar gives quick relief to hunger but provides no lasting nourishment.After fasting the rested digestive system can work with increased efficiency to provide good quality nourishment for the process of regeneration.You have provided it with nourishment.But does it matter that this book has about as much intellectual nourishment as Hello!As the weather gets colder, your skin needs a hit of extra nourishment.But it's about finding the soul nourishment to deal with it all.Cricket provides rich nourishment in a diet that is low on self-esteem.Big clumps can become starved at the centre and it is worth dividing them in autumn so that the individual bulbs can find more nourishment.They can provide nourishment, too.Just because a food is low in either, it will not necessarily help you to lose weight or provide you with vital nourishment.And yet, threaded through the radio schedules, there is intellectual nourishment.It was an abrupt change; at first he relied on ready meals, which provided poor nourishment for both of them. In other languagesnourishment British English: nourishment NOUN If something gives a person, animal, or plant nourishment, it gives them the food that they need to live, grow, and be healthy. The mother provides the embryo with nourishment and a place to grow. - American English: nourishment
- Brazilian Portuguese: alimento
- Chinese: 营养
- European Spanish: alimento
- French: nourriture
- German: Nahrung
- Italian: nutrimento
- Japanese: 滋養物
- Korean: 자양분
- European Portuguese: alimento
- Latin American Spanish: alimento
Chinese translation of 'nourishment' n (u) - (= food)
营(營)养(養) (yíngyǎng)
Definition the food needed to nourish the body He was unable to take nourishment for several days. Synonyms nutriment tack (informal) victuals vittles (obsolete, dialect) viands aliment Additional synonymsDefinition food I'm starving - let's have some kai. Synonyms food, grub (slang), provisions, fare, board, commons, eats (slang), feed, diet, meat, bread, tuck (informal), tucker (Australian, New Zealand, informal), rations, nutrition, tack (informal), refreshment, scoff (slang), nibbles, foodstuffs, nourishment, chow (informal), sustenance, nosh (slang), daily bread, victuals, edibles, comestibles, provender, nosebag (slang), pabulum (rare), nutriment, vittles (obsolete, dialect), viands, aliment, eatables (slang), F%D Definition the food or nourishment required by all living things to grow and stay healthy Synonyms food, support, diet, nutrition, foodstuff, subsistence, kai (New Zealand, informal), nourishment, sustenance, aliment Definition the process of taking in and absorbing nutrients There are alternative sources of nutrition to animal flesh. Synonyms food, nourishment, sustenance, nutrimentAdditional synonymsDefinition means of maintaining health or life The state provided a basic quantity of food for daily sustenance. Synonyms nourishment, food, provisions, rations, refreshments, kai (New Zealand, informal), daily bread, victuals, edibles, comestibles, provender, aliment, eatables, refection |