Their nourishment consisted entirely of the vegetables of their garden, and the milk of one cow (Mary W. Shelley).
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un|der|nour|ish|ment — «UHN duhr NUR ihsh muhnt», noun. lack of nourishment; not having enough food … Useful english dictionary
nour·ish·ment — /ˈnɚrıʃmənt/ noun [noncount] : food and other things that are needed for health, growth, etc. These children are suffering because they lack proper/adequate nourishment. Soil provides nourishment to plants. often used figuratively intellectual … Useful english dictionary
ish — ish·er·wood; ish·kash·mi; ish·kyl·dite; ish·ma·el; ish·ma·el·ite; ish·ma·el·it·ish; ish·ma·el·it·ish; is·land·ish; ivory tower·ish; jad·ish; jew·ish·ness; jin·go·ish; kent·ish; kent·ish·man; kick·ish; kit·ten·ish; knav·ish; knav·ish·ly;… … English syllables
nour — nour·ish; nour·ish·able; nour·ish·er; nour·ish·ment; nour·i·ture; nour·ish·ing·ly; … English syllables
nourishment — nour·ish·ment … English syllables
nourishment — nour|ish|ment [ˈnʌrıʃmənt US ˈnə: , ˈnʌ ] n [U] 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.)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
nourishment — nour|ish|ment [ nɜrıʃmənt ] noun uncount 1. ) food or the substances in food that are necessary for life, growth, and health: The refugees had taken no nourishment for 24 hours. 2. ) something that encourages the development of ideas, feelings,… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
nourishment — nour•ish•ment [[t]ˈnɜr ɪʃ mənt, ˈnʌr [/t]] n. 1) something that nourishes; food; sustenance 2) the act of nourishing 3) the state of being nourished • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME norysshement < MF norissement … From formal English to slang
undernourish — [un΄dər nʉr′ish] vt. to give insufficient nourishment to; provide with less food than is needed for health and growth undernourishment n. * * * un·der·nour·ish (ŭn dər nûrʹĭsh, nŭrʹ ) tr.v. un·der·nour·ished, un·der·nour·ish·ing,… … Universalium
undernourished — un·der·nour·ished .ən dər nər isht, nə risht adj supplied with less than the minimum amount of the foods essential for sound health and growth un·der·nour·ish·ment nər ish mənt, nə rish n … Medical dictionary
