What does NUTRIMENT mean?

Definitions for NUTRIMENT
ˈnu trə mənt, ˈnyu-nu·tri·ment

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victualsnoun

    a source of materials to nourish the body

Wiktionary

  1. nutrimentnoun

    A source of nourishment; food.

  2. nutrimentnoun

    Something that promotes growth or development; a nutrient.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. NUTRIMENTnoun

    That which feeds or nourishes; food; aliment.

    Etymology: nutrimentum, Latin.

    This slave
    Has my lord’s meat in him,
    Why should it thrive and turn to nutriment? William Shakespeare.

    The stomach returns what it has received, in strength and nutriment, diffused into all the parts of the body. South.

    Does not the body thrive and grow,
    By food of twenty years ago?
    And is not virtue in mankind,
    The nutriment that feeds the mind? Jonathan Swift, Miscell.

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  1. nutriment

    Nutriment is any substance or food that provides nourishment or nutrients that are necessary for growth, development, and the maintenance of life. This can include proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals, fiber, and water.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Nutrimentnoun

    that which nourishes; anything which promotes growth and repairs the natural waste of animal or vegetable life; food; aliment

  2. Nutrimentnoun

    that which promotes development or growth

  3. Etymology: [L. nutrimentum, fr. nutrire to nourish. See Nourish.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Nutriment

    nū′tri-ment, n. that which nourishes: that which helps forward growth or development: food.—adj. Nū′trient, nourishing.—n. anything nourishing.—adj. Nū′trimental, having the quality of nutriment or food: nutritious.—n. Nūtri′tion, act of nourishing: process of promoting the growth of bodies: that which nourishes: nutriment.—adjs. Nūtri′tional; Nūtri′tious, nourishing: promoting growth.—adv. Nūtri′tiously.—n. Nūtri′tiousness.—adjs. Nū′tritive, Nū′tritory, nourishing: concerned in nutrition.—adv. Nū′tritively.—ns. Nū′tritiveness; Nūtritō′rium, the nutritive apparatus. [L. nutrimentumnutrīre, to nourish.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of NUTRIMENT in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of NUTRIMENT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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