sustenance
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sustenance
- /ˈsʌs.tə.nəns/
Where it comes from
From Middle English sustenaunce, from Old French sustenance, from sustenir with the suffix -ance, from Vulgar Latin *sustenire, from Latin sustinere. Compare also Late Latin sustinentia. Equivalent to sustain + -ance.
noun sustenances
- Something that provides support or nourishment. More than a mere source of Promethean sustenance to thwart the cold and cook one's meat, wood was quite simply mankind's first industrial and manufacturing fuel.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sustentation, sustainment, support, keep, upkeep, living, maintenance, livelihood, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, aliment, victuals, sustaining, sustain, maintain
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noun something that provides support or nourishment
| Español | sustento, sustentamiento, sostenimiento, mantenencia |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 维持生计 |
| Français | fondement |
| Deutsch | Nahrung, Verpflegung |
| Italiano | sostentamento |
| Русский | пропита́ние propitánije |
| עברית | פַּרְנָסָה |
Talk about this word "sustenance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sustenance. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sustenance. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sustenance "sustenance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sustenance.Cite this
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