Nutritiousness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nutritious \Nu*tri"tious\, a. [L. nutricius, nutritius, from
     nutrix, -icis, a nurse, nutrire to nourish. See {Nurse},
     {Nourish}.]
     Nourishing; promoting growth, or preventing decay; alimental.
     -- {Nu*tri"tious*ly}, adv. -- {Nu*tri"tious*ness}, n.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  nutritiousness
       n : the quality of being nourishing and promoting healthy growth
           [syn: {nutritiveness}]