NOURISHMENT


Meaning of NOURISHMENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ nʌrɪʃmənt, AM nɜ:r- ]

1.

If something provides a person, animal, or plant with nourishment , it provides them with the food that is necessary for life, growth, and good health.

He was unable to take nourishment for several days.

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2.

The action of nourishing someone or something, or the experience of being nourished, can be referred to as nourishment .

Sugar gives quick relief to hunger but provides no lasting nourishment.

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