aliment

American  

[al-uh-muhnt, al-uh-ment] / ˈæl ə mənt, ˈæl əˌmɛnt /

noun

1. that which nourishes; nutriment; food.

   Synonyms:

   sustenance, nourishment

2. that which sustains; means of support.

   Synonyms:

   sustenance

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verb (used with object)

1. to sustain; support.

aliment British  

noun

1. something that nourishes or sustains the body or mind

2. Scots law another term for alimony

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verb

1. obsolete (tr) to support or sustain

Other Word Forms

• alimental adjective
• alimentally adverb

Etymology

Origin of aliment

1470–80; < Latin alimentum, equivalent to al ( ere ) to feed + -i- -i- + -mentum -ment

Example Sentences

The pope will then move to a chair to the side of the altar and preside from there, sitting most of the time because of knee aliment that impedes him from standing for too long.

From Reuters

“We know that communities around 5,200 B.C. were storing aliments, collecting acorns and harvesting cereals, among other activities.”

From New York Times

Season 1 saw Myne trying to achieve her dream of making books using her knowledge from our world, but her unknown aliment constantly held her back.

From The Verge

But seven of the babies in the study1, which was published on 17 April in The New England Journal of Medicine, now have immune systems that can protect them against common childhood aliments.

From Nature

They are coveted for their meat, which is considered a delicacy, and scales are used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat aliments from cancer to arthritis.

From Reuters