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NUR-ishm-uh-nt/ˈnʌrɪʃmənt/

Nourishment is food or other things needed for health and growth (usually uncountable): nourishment from a diet; intellectual nourishment (metaphor). Food is everyday; nourish is the verb (already elsewhere). The case study maps nourishment, not snack brands. Mix-up: nourishment vs nutrition (the science / quality of diet). Do not write “a nourishment” as a countable snack.

Meaning

Food or other things needed for health and growth (usually uncountable).

Examples

• “The case study maps nourishment in the famine source, not supermarket brands.”
• “The critic called the anthology thin intellectual nourishment, which is the metaphor.”

Good to know

nourishment from; little / adequate nourishment. Verb: nourish. Close: nutrition. Uncountable. Health, history, and reviews. What sustains growth, not a single biscuit.

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