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Synonyms for alimentary

  • adjective

Most common

nutrient nutritive alimental

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Nourishing — nourishing; nutritious

nourishing, nutritious, nutritive, nutrient, alimental

Other

edible, esculent formal

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Nourishing; nutritious.

Related words

Word family
aliment alimental alimentation alimony
Phrases
alimentary canal alimentary paste

Example sentences

  • nutrient Ziri wrote his thesis about nutrient absorption.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
alimentaryfalling
nutrientsteady
nutritivefalling
alimentalsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
edible3
8 letters
nutrient3, esculent3
9 letters
nutritive3, alimental
10 letters
nutritious3, nourishing3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (edible3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
alimentaire
Español
alimentario
Català
alimentari