Synonyms for nourishing


Grammar : Adj
Spell : nur-i-shing, nuhr-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɜr ɪ ʃɪŋ, ˈnʌr-


Définition of nourishing

Origin :
  • late 14c., past participle adjective from nourish (v.).
  • adj healthful
Example sentences :
  • These are very real, nourishing and delicious foods that are being offered you.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • On every side fruitful life was conveying germs, creating and nourishing.
  • Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
  • Such as are fed grossly, stalled cattle and pigs, without any exercise, do not afford food so nourishing or wholesome as others.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • And Leonard managed to convince his stomach that it was having a nourishing meal.
  • Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
  • An excellent maxim for fomenting credulity and nourishing superstition.
  • Extract from : « The Phantom World » by Augustin Calmet
  • He said all the boy needed was nourishing food and country air.
  • Extract from : « The Idler Magazine, Volume III, April 1893 » by Various
  • The fare was simple, yet nourishing, wholesome and satisfying.
  • Extract from : « Jesus the Christ » by James Edward Talmage
  • The cheese was nourishing and a welcome addition to the local diet.
  • Extract from : « A Labrador Doctor » by Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
  • It was the most nourishing food that has ever been prepared.
  • Extract from : « Old Rail Fence Corners » by Various
  • The nasal twang of Yankeedom is a plant that 99 needs no nourishing.
  • Extract from : « The Child-Voice in Singing » by Francis E. Howard

Antonyms for nourishing

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