Synonyms for nutriment
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Noun
1. Nourishment
nourishment, sustenance, aliment, food, nutrition, diet, meat, subsistence, bread, support, pap, alimentation, pabulum
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Definitions
- n. 1
A source of nourishment; food.
Forms
- Plural
- nutriments → nourishments, sustenances, aliments, foods…
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Nutriment and nutrition have more of scientific reference to the vitalizing principles of various foods; thus, wheat is said to contain a great amount of nutriment.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- nutrition You should complement your nutrition with vitamins.
- nourishment Oats are a multipurpose and valuable nourishment.
- sustenance Giraffes rely on acacia leaves for sustenance.
- nutrient Ziri wrote his thesis about nutrient absorption.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| nutriment | falling | |
| nutrition | steady | |
| nourishment | rising | |
| sustenance | rising | |
| aliment | falling | |
| nutrient | 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
- support2, aliment, pabulum
- 8 letters
- nutrient3
- 9 letters
- nutrition3
- 10 letters
- sustenance3
- 11 letters
- subsistence3, nourishment3
- 12 letters
- alimentation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (diet2 = 2 syllables).