-mənt noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English norysshement, from Middle French norrissement, from norriss- (stem of norrir ) + -ment
1. : something that nourishes : food , nutriment , sustenance
takes little nourishment between breakfast and dinner
the soil was poor and gave almost no nourishment to the plants
a few books provided his only intellectual nourishment
2. : the act of nourishing or the state of being nourished
devoted himself to the nourishment of education