3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Nutriment \Nu"tri*ment\, n. [L. nutrimentum, fr. nutrire to nourish. See {Nourish}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which nourishes; a nutrient; anything which promotes growth and repairs the natural waste of animal or vegetable life; food; aliment. [1913 Webster] The stomach returns what it has received, in strength and nutriment diffused into all parts of the body. --South. [1913 Webster] 2. That which promotes development or growth. [1913 Webster] Is not virtue in mankind The nutriment that feeds the mind? --Swift. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: nutriment n : a source of materials to nourish the body [syn: {nourishment}, {nutrition}, {sustenance}, {aliment}, {alimentation}, {victuals}] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 20 Moby Thesaurus words for "nutriment": aliment, alimentation, bread, bread and butter, growth regulator, keep, livelihood, living, maintenance, nourishment, nurture, nutrient, nutritive, pabulum, pap, refection, refreshment, subsistence, support, sustenance
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