nourishing

[nur-i-shing, nuhr-]

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adjective

promoting or sustaining life, growth, or strength: a nourishing diet.

Origin of nourishing

1350–1400; Middle English (gerund); see nourish, -ing²

Related formsnour·ish·ing·ly, adverbnon·nour·ish·ing, adjectiveo·ver·nour·ish·ing·ly, adverbself-nour·ish·ing, adjectiveun·nour·ish·ing, adjective

nourish

[nur-ish, nuhr-]

verb (used with object)

to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.
to cherish, foster, keep alive, etc.: He had long nourished the dream of living abroad.
to strengthen, build up, or promote: to nourish discontent among the workers; to nourish the arts in one's community.

Origin of nourish

1250–1300; Middle English norisshe < Old French noriss-, long stem of norir < Latin nūtrīre to feed; see nurse, -ish²

Related formsnour·ish·a·ble, adjectivenour·ish·er, nouno·ver·nour·ish, verb (used with object)re·nour·ish, verb (used with object)self-nour·ished, adjectiveun·nour·ish·a·ble, adjectiveun·nour·ished, adjectivewell-nour·ished, adjective

Synonyms for nourish

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1. See nurse. 3. encourage, help, aid, back, advance.

Antonyms for nourish

3. discourage.

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Related Words for nourishing

wholesome, beneficial, healthy, nutrient, nutritious, nutritive, alimentative, nutrimental

Examples from the Web for nourishing

Contemporary Examples of nourishing

In effect, then, the resort is harnessing the power of the sun to turn seawater into a nourishing resource—for people and plants.
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The Daily Beast
June 11, 2014
Everybody knows it, that feeling of entering a park: peeling off the city streets and into that nourishing sense of calm.
In Praise of Parks
Isabel Wilkinson
October 27, 2013
Plus, what about the mammalian issues standing up so long might create: the need to eat and drink a nourishing balanced diet?
How to Survive a Filibuster
Kent Sepkowitz
September 26, 2013
Turns out, nourishing your body with real food actually makes you feel better.
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February 6, 2013

Historical Examples of nourishing

These are very real, nourishing and delicious foods that are being offered you.
Her Father's Daughter
Gene Stratton-Porter
On every side fruitful life was conveying germs, creating and nourishing.
Fruitfulness
Emile Zola
Such as are fed grossly, stalled cattle and pigs, without any exercise, do not afford food so nourishing or wholesome as others.
The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,
Mary Eaton
And Leonard managed to convince his stomach that it was having a nourishing meal.
Howards End
E. M. Forster
An excellent maxim for fomenting credulity and nourishing superstition.
The Phantom World
Augustin Calmet

British Dictionary definitions for nourishing

nourish

verb (tr)

to provide with the materials necessary for life and growth
to support or encourage (an idea, feeling, etc); fosterto nourish resentment

Derived Formsnourisher, nounnourishing, adjectivenourishingly, adverb

Word Origin for nourish

C14: from Old French norir, from Latin nūtrīre to feed, care for

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Word Origin and History for nourishing

adj.

late 14c., past participle adjective from nourish (v.).

nourish

late 13c., "to bring up, nurture" (a child, a feeling, etc.), from Old French norriss-, stem of norrir "raise, bring up, nurture, foster; maintain, provide for" (12c., Modern French nourrir), from Latin nutrire "to feed, nurse, foster, support, preserve," from *nutri (older form of nutrix "nurse"), literally "she who gives suck," from PIE *nu- (from root *(s)nau- "to swim, flow, let flow," hence "to suckle;" see nutriment) + fem. agent suffix. Related: Nourished; nourishing.

nourishing in Medicine

nourish

[nûr′ĭsh]

To provide with food or other substances necessary for sustaining life and growth.