Simple meaning
What does Nutrition mean?
Nutrition means how food nourishes the body.
Dictionary definition
Nutrition means the nourishment and useful substances people get from food.
Example sentences
Nutrition in a sentence
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In class, we learned what nutrition means.
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Our reading activity used nutrition in a clear everyday context.
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Understanding nutrition helped us explain food and science vocabulary more clearly.
Synonyms
Words like Nutrition
nourishmentSupport from food for growth and health.
diet quality in meaningGeneral food value idea.
food valueUseful parts food provides.
Antonyms
Opposite words
poor nourishmentLack of useful food support.
empty calories in meaningFood with less useful nutrition in context.
Word family
Nutrition word family
Base word
nutrition
noun
nutrition
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What does nutrition mean?
Nutrition means the nourishment people get from food.
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