nourishment

Noun

Meaning

The act of nourishing, or the state of being nourished; nutrition.

That which serves to nourish; nutriment; food.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

sustenance alimentation nutrition aliment nutriment Victuals commons pap commissariat support food living keep manna milch
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Antonyms

aggravation damage conflict evil destruction harm
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Hypernyms

food attention care aid nutrient tending

Hyponyms

goody course chicken milk treat meal

Phrases with the word

taking nourishment insufficient nourishment nourishment-poor take nourishment under-nourishment divine nourishment

Examples

How many of you say: I should like to see His face, His garments, His shoes. You do see Him, you touch Him, you eat Him. He gives Himself to you, not only that you may see Him, but also to be your food and nourishment. John Chrysostom

Sometimes you struggle so hard to feed your family one way, you forget to feed them the other way, with spiritual nourishment. Everybody needs that. James Brown

True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment. William Penn

Was he an animal, that music could move him so? He felt as if the way to the unknown nourishment he longed for were coming to light. Franz Kafka

Good actions are nourishment for youths, much more than words. African Proverb

You will get no nourishment from the flesh of a woman. Arabic Proverb

Close letter words and terms

nourishing quality nourishingly nourishingness nourishment line nourishment-poor nourisht