nourishment
noun
nour·ish·ment
ˈnər-ish-mənt 
ˈnə-rish-
1
b
: sustenance sense 3
books for intellectual nourishment
2
: the act of nourishing : the state of being nourished
Examples of nourishment in a Sentence
These children are suffering because they lack proper nourishment.
Soil provides nourishment to plants.
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Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
This innovative lip treatment offers the convenience of a balm coupled with the nourishment of a mask, providing 12 hours of hydration.
—Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
This was art, as well as nourishment and, in retrospect, an apt representation of a more feral time.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Haze's character Krelborn, an employee at an impoverished florist shop, finds himself at the center of a murderous enterprise when the strange plant he's been growing requires blood for nourishment.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for nourishment
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“Nourishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nourishment. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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nourishment
noun
nour·ish·ment
ˈnər-ish-mənt
ˈnə-rish-
Medical Definition
nourishment
noun
nour·ish·ment
ˈnər-ish-mənt, ˈnə-rish-
1
2
: the act of nourishing or the state of being nourished
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