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noun
- 1. the food necessary for growth, health, and good condition: "tubers from which plants obtain nourishment"
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The meaning of NOURISHMENT is food, nutriment. How to use nourishment in a sentence.
noun [ U ] uk / ˈnʌr.ɪʃ.mənt / us / ˈnɝː.ɪʃ.mənt / Add to word list. food that you need to grow and stay healthy: Young babies obtain all the nourishment they need from their mother's milk. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Diets & dieting. caloric. calorie-controlled. carb-free. clean eating. cleanse. detox. diabetic. fatty.
Nourishment is something that nourishes—does or provides what’s needed for someone or something to be healthy and to grow and develop. It can also refer to the act of nourishing or the state of being nourished.
1. something that nourishes; food, nutriment, or sustenance. 2. the act of nourishing. 3. the state of being nourished. 4. a process, system, method, etc., of providing or administering nourishment. a treatise on the nourishment of international trade.
Definition of nourishment noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Nourishment is what you get from the food you eat that helps you grow and stay healthy. There's more nourishment in a bowl of lentils than a bowl of Lucky Charms, no matter how tasty those marshmallows are.
NOURISHMENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of nourishment in English. nourishment. noun [ U ] us / ˈnɝː.ɪʃ.mənt / uk / ˈnʌr.ɪʃ.mənt / Add to word list. food that you need to grow and stay healthy: Young babies obtain all the nourishment they need from their mother's milk. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
1. If something provides a person, animal, or plant with nourishment, it provides them with the food that is necessary for life, growth, and good health. [...] 2. The action of nourishing someone or something, or the experience of being nourished, can be referred to as nourishment. [...] More. Synonyms of 'nourishment'
to provide people or living things with food in order to make them grow and keep them healthy: Children need plenty of good fresh food to nourish them. She looks happy and well nourished. This cream is supposed to help nourish your skin. formal. If you nourish a feeling, belief, or plan, you think about it a lot and encourage it:
1. something that nourishes; food, nutriment, or sustenance. 2. the act of nourishing. 3. the state of being nourished. 4. a process, system, method, etc., of providing or administering nourishment. a treatise on the nourishment of international trade.
