Synonyms for nourishment
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Noun
1. Sustenance
sustenance, food, nutrition, nutriment, aliment, diet, nurture, bread, meat, provision, pap, alimentation, provender, subsistence
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Definitions
- n. 1
The act of nourishing or the state of being nourished.
Forms
- Plural
- nourishments → sustenances, foods, nutritions, nutriments…
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Nourishment and sustenance apply to whatever can be introduced into the system as a means of sustaining life; we say of a convalescent, he is taking nourishment.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- nutrition You should complement your nutrition with vitamins.
- sustenance Giraffes rely on acacia leaves for sustenance.
- refreshment May I offer you a refreshment, Your Highness?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| nourishment | rising | |
| nutrition | steady | |
| sustenance | rising | |
| aliment | falling | |
| nutriment | falling | |
| refreshment | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- pap1
- 4 letters
- food1, diet2, meat1
- 5 letters
- bread1
- 7 letters
- nurture2, aliment
- 9 letters
- nutrition3, provision3, provender, nutriment
- 10 letters
- sustenance3
- 11 letters
- subsistence3, refreshment3
- 12 letters
- alimentation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (diet2 = 2 syllables).