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Definition of Nourishment
1. Noun. A source of materials to nourish the body.
Generic synonyms: Food, Nutrient
Specialized synonyms: Milk, Course, Dainty, Delicacy, Goody, Kickshaw, Treat, Dish, Fast Food, Finger Food, Ingesta, Kosher, Meal, Repast, Mess, Mince, Puree, Stodge, Wheat Germ, Vitamin
Derivative terms: Aliment, Alimentary, Aliment, Nourish, Nutritional, Nutritionary, Nutritionist, Nutritious, Sustain
2. Noun. The act of nourishing. "Her nourishment of the orphans saved many lives"
Definition of Nourishment
1. n. The act of nourishing, or the state of being nourished; nutrition.
Definition of Nourishment
1. Noun. the act of nourishing or the state of being nourished ¹
2. Noun. something that nourishes; food ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nourishment
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Nourishment
1. A substance used to feed or to sustain life and growth of an organism. Synonym: aliment. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nourishment
Literary usage of Nourishment
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1897)
"Influence of nourishment. 2. Influence of dampness. 3. Influence of light; of
darkness; of weak light; ... A. Effect of light as a means of nourishment. ..."
2. A History of the Earth, and Animated Nature by Oliver Goldsmith (1824)
"... earth on which it was brought over :* another was kept by Seba in an empty
vial for six months, without any nourishment: and Redi talks of a large one, ..."
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