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

Sea fare Ethiopians took nourishment from the coffee shrub in various ways: brewing its leaves and berries into tea, grinding and mixing the seeds with animal fat, or simply chewing on them. —Bronwen Everill, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2024

It’s formulated with vegan squalane, raspberry oil, and cloudberry oil that create a lipid barrier to stops the skin from losing natural moisture, and ensures up to 12 hours of nourishment and protection. —Olivia Cigliano, WWD, 26 June 2024

Subsequently at school all students receive nourishment from sitting together at the lunch table to break bread as equal peers, with no distinction between haves and have-nots. —Nick Gauthier, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2024

But cancer cells stop doing their job and begin treating the surrounding body like an unfamiliar environment, striking out on their own to seek nourishment, replicate and defend themselves from attack. —Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

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

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