nourishing

[ nur-i-shing, nuhr- ]

/ ˈnɜr ɪ ʃɪŋ, ˈnʌr- /

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adjective

promoting or sustaining life, growth, or strength: a nourishing diet.

Origin of nourishing

1350–1400; Middle English (gerund); see nourish, -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM nourishing

nour·ish·ing·ly, adverbnon·nour·ish·ing, adjectiveo·ver·nour·ish·ing·ly, adverbself-nour·ish·ing, adjective

un·nour·ish·ing, adjective

Words nearby nourishing

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Example sentences from the Web for nourishing

In effect, then, the resort is harnessing the power of the sun to turn seawater into a nourishing resource—for people and plants.
Sun+Water= High Tech Caribbean Luxury At The Cusinart Resort|The Daily Beast|June 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Everybody knows it, that feeling of entering a park: peeling off the city streets and into that nourishing sense of calm.
In Praise of Parks|Isabel Wilkinson|October 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Plus, what about the mammalian issues standing up so long might create: the need to eat and drink a nourishing balanced diet?
How to Survive a Filibuster|Kent Sepkowitz|September 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Turns out, nourishing your body with real food actually makes you feel better.
6 New Ways to Be Happy (If You Believe the Studies)|Rachel Krantz|February 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST

It was the most nourishing food that has ever been prepared.
Old Rail Fence Corners|Various
Served either hot or iced, this is a nourishing and delicious beverage.
New Royal Cook Book|Anonymous
It could be that there are fruits or possibly stalks or leaves that would be nourishing.
Operation: Outer Space|William Fitzgerald Jenkins
Is now a great railway junction and a nourishing grain mart.
The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir|Sir James McCrone Douie
Fish, which abounds along the shore, is both cheap and nourishing.
The Story of Malta|Maturin M. Ballou