nourishment
The act of nourishing or the state of being nourishedThe act of nourishing or the state of being nourished.
» Oats are a multipurpose and valuable nourishment.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of nourishing or the state of being nourished.
Ernährung
кормле́ниеkormlénije, пита́ниеpitánije
the act of nourishing
(countable, uncountable)Something that nourishes; food.
Nahrung, Ernährung
пита́ниеpitánije
Examples
10 sentencesOats are a multipurpose and valuable nourishment.
Can we humans digest grass and obtain nourishment from it?
Sami fed on the spiritual nourishment that the church offered.
What with overwork and lack of nourishment, he became very ill.
Phosphorus provides nourishment for cyanobacteria (blue algae) which multiply and release toxins.
deDer Phosphor ernährt die Cyanobakterien (Blaualgen), die sich vermehren und Giftstoffe freisetzen.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English norisshement, from Middle French, from Old French norissement, from noFrom Middle English norisshement, from Middle French, from Old French norissement, from norrir, equivalent to nourish + -ment.
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Forms
plural: nourishments| Singular | nourishment |
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Synonyms
6 synonyms- a source of materials to nourish the body:nutrimentnutritionsustenancealimentalimentationvictuals
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable