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Plants need sunlight, water, and nourishment.
What does Nourishment mean?
Nourishment is food or care that supports growth.
Dictionary definition
Food, care, or support that helps living things grow and stay healthy.
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A balanced lunch gives the body nourishment for the afternoon.
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What does nourishment mean?
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Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to nourishment?
Nutrition is close in meaning to nourishment in many contexts.
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Which word or phrase is closest to the opposite of nourishment?
Deprivation contrasts with the meaning of nourishment.
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WordNourishment.
Partnoun.
MeaningNourishment is food or care that supports growth.
ExampleExample: Plants need sunlight, water, and nourishment.
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- Syllables
- nur · ish · munt
- Strongest beat
- nur
- Ending
- munt
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on nur.
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deprivationUse for lacking what is needed.
starvationUse for a serious lack of food.
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Nourishment word family
Base word
nourishment
verb
nourish
To help something grow or stay healthy.
adjective
nourishing
Giving food or support.
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