nourishment
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nourishment
- /ˈnʌɹɪʃmənt/ New York City, UK
- /ˈnɝɪʃmənt/ US
- /ˈnʊɹɪʃmənt/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English norisshement, from Middle French, from Old French norissement, from norrir, equivalent to nourish + -ment.
noun nourishments
- The act of nourishing or the state of being nourished.
- Something that nourishes; food. The Oriental Synagogue, continuing to draw musical nourishment from Semitic-Oriental sources.
Similar: sustenance
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: nutriment, aliment, sustenance, alimentation, victuals, nutritious, nutritional, nutrication, diet, dietary, food, foodstuff, eating, feed, feeder, feeding
noun
Similar: sustenance
Translations
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noun the act of nourishing or the state of being nourished
| हिन्दी | पोषण poṣaṇ |
|---|---|
| Português | nutrição |
| Deutsch | Ernährung |
| Русский | кормле́ние kormlénije, пита́ние pitánije |
| Tiếng Việt | sự nuôi dưỡng |
Talk about this word "nourishment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nourishment. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. nourishment. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nourishment "nourishment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nourishment.Cite this
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title = {nourishment},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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