Definitions for nourishment
ˈnɜr ɪʃ mənt, ˈnʌr-nour·ish·ment

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

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

   a source of materials to nourish the body

2. nourishmentnoun

   the act of nourishing

   "her nourishment of the orphans saved many lives"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nourishmentnoun

   the act of nourishing or the state of being nourished

2. nourishmentnoun

   something that nourishes; food

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nourishmentnoun

   Etymology: nourissement, French.

   1. That which is given or received, in order to the support or encrease of growth or strength; food; sustenance; nutriment.

   When the nourishment grows unfit to be assimilated, or the central heat grows too feeble to assimilate it, the motion ends in confusion, putrefaction, and death. Isaac Newton, Opt.

   2. Nutrition; support of strength.

   By temperance taught,
   In what thou eat’st and drink’st; seeking from thence
   Due nourishment, no gluttonous delight. John Milton, Par. Lost.

   3. Sustentation; supply of things needful.

   He instructeth them, that as in the one place they use to refresh their bodies, so they may in the other learn to seek the nourishment of their souls. Richard Hooker, b. v.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nourishment

   Nutrition is the biochemical and physiological process by which an organism uses food to support its life. It provides organisms with nutrients, which can be metabolized to create energy and chemical structures. Failure to obtain sufficient nutrients causes malnutrition. Nutritional science is the study of nutrition, though it typically emphasizes human nutrition. The type of organism determines what nutrients it needs and how it obtains them. Organisms obtain nutrients by consuming organic matter, consuming inorganic matter, absorbing light, or some combination of these. Some can produce nutrients internally by consuming basic elements, while some must consume other organisms to obtain pre-existing nutrients. All forms of life require carbon, energy, and water as well as various other molecules. Animals require complex nutrients such as carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins, obtaining them by consuming other organisms. Humans have developed agriculture and cooking to replace foraging and advance human nutrition. Plants acquire nutrients through soil and the atmosphere. Fungi absorb nutrients around them by breaking them down and absorbing them through the mycelium.

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1. nourishment

   Nourishment is the food or nutrients that an organism needs to grow, maintain health, and carry out various bodily functions. It refers to the act of consuming and assimilating these nutrients, or the state of being provided with essential nutrients. This can be applied to not only physical health but also mental and emotional health.

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1. Nourishmentnoun

   the act of nourishing, or the state of being nourished; nutrition

2. Nourishmentnoun

   that which serves to nourish; nutriment; food

3. Etymology: [Cf. OF. norrissement.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of nourishment in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of nourishment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of nourishment in a Sentence

1. William Penn:

   True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.

2. Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson:

   When the soul is starved for nourishment, it lets us know with feelings of emptiness, anxiety, or yearning.

3. Jorge Galleguillos:

   You have to have faith, you can never lose your faith. Faith is nourishment ... Faith is life.

4. Hugh Pitty:

   The young ones have been abandoned by their mums, who don't have enough nourishment to produce any milk, that has led to them having to abandon the flying fox pups. We just find them on the ground underneath the trees in the park.

5. Valter Longo:

   The human fasting mimicking diet (FMD) program is a plant based diet program designed to attain fasting-like effects while providing micronutrient nourishment (vitamins, minerals, etc.) and minimize the burden of fasting.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=nourishment
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nourishment
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=nourishment
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nourishment
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nourishment