nourishment

[ nur-ish-muhnt, nuhr- ]
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noun
  1. something that nourishes; food, nutriment, or sustenance.

  2. the act of nourishing.

  1. the state of being nourished.

  2. a process, system, method, etc., of providing or administering nourishment: a treatise on the nourishment of international trade.

Origin of nourishment

1
1375–1425; late Middle English norysshement<Middle French norissement.See nourish, -ment

Other words from nourishment

  • non·nour·ish·ment, noun
  • o·ver·nour·ish·ment, noun
  • re·nour·ish·ment, noun
  • self-nour·ish·ment, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for nourishment

nourishment

/ (ˈnʌrɪʃmənt) /


noun
  1. the act or state of nourishing

  2. a substance that nourishes; food; nutriment

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