nourishment

noun

nour·​ish·​ment ˈnər-ish-mənt 

ˈnə-rish-

1

a

: food, nutriment

b

: sustenance sense 3

books for intellectual nourishment

2

: the act of nourishing : the state of being nourished

Synonyms

• aliment
• food
• pabulum
• sustenance

Examples of nourishment in a Sentence

These children are suffering because they lack proper nourishment.

Soil provides nourishment to plants.

Recent Examples on the Web

Its ingredient list includes everything from shea butter, sesame oil and myrrh, delivering all the nourishments that our hands crave regardless of the weather outside. —Denise Primbet, Glamour, 5 Mar. 2025

It’s also formulated with mixed molecular weight hyaluronic acid to deliver moisture deeply into the hair follicles for extra nourishment. —Kiana Murden, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2025

It’s also infused with vitamin E and hyaluronic acid for even more nourishment. —Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025

Each watch went down like comfort food, but this wasn’t the sort of nourishment of pristine cinema but something else entirely: a world decentered from white cultural norms or sensibilities. —Noel Ransome, Essence, 13 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for nourishment

• undernourishment

Kids Definition

nourishment

noun

nour·​ish·​ment ˈnər-ish-mənt 

ˈnə-rish-

1

: something that nourishes : food, nutriment

2

: the act of nourishing : the state of being nourished

Medical Definition

nourishment

noun

nour·​ish·​ment ˈnər-ish-mənt, ˈnə-rish- 

1

: food sense 1, nutriment

2

: the act of nourishing or the state of being nourished