nour ‧ ish ‧ ment /ˈnʌrɪʃmənt $ ˈnɜː-, ˈnʌ-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] formal
1 . the food and other substances that people and other living things need to live, grow, and stay healthy:
lack of proper nourishment
The soil provides nourishment for plant roots.
2 . something that helps a feeling, idea, or belief to grow stronger
emotional/intellectual/spiritual nourishment
a child starved of emotional nourishment
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THESAURUS
▪ food noun [uncountable and countable] things that people and animals eat:
You can buy good fresh food in the market.
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Do you like Japanese food?
▪ dish noun [countable] a type of food that is cooked in a particular way:
a traditional English dish
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They also offer vegetarian dishes.
▪ speciality British English , specialty American English noun [countable] a type of food that a restaurant or place is famous for:
Fish dishes are a specialty of the region.
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Home made pies are one of the hotel’s specialities.
▪ delicacy noun [countable] an unusual food which people in a particular place like to eat:
The local delicacies include laverbread (boiled seaweed).
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I was keen to try out the local delicacies.
▪ diet noun [countable] the type of food that someone usually eats:
You shouldn’t have too much salt in your diet.
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In the Andes, the main diet is beans, potatoes, and corn.
▪ cooking noun [uncountable] food made in a particular way, or by a particular person:
Herbs are used a lot in French cooking.
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I love my Mum’s home cooking.
▪ cuisine /kwɪˈziːn/ noun [countable] formal the food you can eat in a particular restaurant, country, or area:
Italian cuisine
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Trying the local cuisine is all part of the fun of travelling.
▪ nutrition noun [uncountable] food considered as something that is necessary for good health and growth:
a book on nutrition
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Many homeless people suffer from poor nutrition.
▪ nourishment /ˈnʌrɪʃmənt $ ˈnɜː-, ˈnʌ-/ noun [uncountable] goodness that you get from food, which helps your body to stay healthy:
There's not much nourishment in fast food.
▪ fare noun [uncountable] formal the kind of food that is served in a place – used especially when saying how interesting it is:
In China you can feast on bird’s nest soup and other exotic fare.
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Dinner was pretty standard fare (=the usual kind of food) .