Nourishment

Definitions: Nourishment

Nourishment

Noun

1. A source of materials to nourish the body.

2. The act of nourishing; "her nourishment of the orphans saved many lives".

Date "nourishment" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Etymology: Nourishment \Nour"ish*ment\, noun. [Compare to Old French norrissement.]. (Websters 1913)

Synonyms: Nourishment

Synonyms: aliment (n), alimentation (n), nutriment (n), nutrition (n), sustenance (n), victuals (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Aid	Sustentation, subvention, alimentation, nutrition, nourishment; eutrophy; manna in the wilderness; food; means.
Food	Food, pabulum; aliment, nourishment, nutriment; sustenance, sustentation, sustention; nurture, subsistence, provender, corn, feed, fodder, provision, ration, keep, commons, board; commissariat; (provision); prey, forage, pasture, pasturage; fare, cheer; diet, dietary; regimen; belly timber, staff of life; bread, bread and cheese.
Life	Nourishment, staff of life. (food).
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Could he daily feel a stab of hunger for her and find nourishment in the very sight of her? (Hannibal; writing credit: David Mamet)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Appetites: On the Search for True Nourishment (reference) Father's Milk: Nourishment and Wisdom for the First Time Father (reference) Sacred Food: Cooking for Spiritual Nourishment (reference) Spiritual Nourishment Selected Bible Verses Arranged from A to Z (reference) The Artist's Soul: Daily Nourishment to Support Creative Growth (reference) (more book examples)

Music	This Mental Nourishment My Drive [EP] (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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	Pictured is an automatic spinning device to mix tissue culture medium. Tissue culture medium provides nourishment to growing cells. In some of the slides, the hand of the scientist is visible.Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.		Shown are vials containing tissue culture medium which provides nourishment to growing cells.Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.
	Nourishment -- on a silver platter!.Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
Joseph Addison	The disease of jealously is so malignant that is converts all it takes into its own nourishment.
William Penn	True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
John Locke	1690	No body can deny but the nourishment is his. (Second Treatise of Government)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	Knowledge is a viaticum, thought is of primary necessity, truth is nourishment as well as wheat.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Instead, the cornea receives its nourishment from the tears and aqueous humor that fills the chamber behind it. (references)
		When we eat such things as bread, meat, and vegetables, they are not in a form that the body can use as nourishment. (references)
		Fetal growth and development depend on proper nourishment and will be placed at risk by drastically reducing calories. (references)
Human Rights	Syria	Overcrowding and the denial of sufficient nourishment occur at several prisons. (references)
Women	Pakistan	According to a U.N. study, girls receive less nourishment, health care, and education than do boys. (references)
Worker Rights	Haiti	The Ministry of Social Affairs believes that many employers compel the children to work long hours, provide them little nourishment, and frequently beat and abuse them. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Jimmy Carter	1977-1981	Our Government's support for the humanities, within the framework laid down by the Congress, is a recognition of their essential nourishment of the life of the mind and vital enrichment of our national life.
Ronald Reagan	1981-1989	As families take care of their own, government must provide shelter and nourishment for those who cannot provide for themselves.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Nourishment" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Nourishment" is used about 157 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	157	25,059

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "nourishment".
Name	Gender	Language	Meaning
Vaniah	N/A	Biblical	Nourishment
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "nourishment": beach nourishment ♦ intellectual nourishment ♦ take nourishment. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "nourishment": under-nourishment.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "nourishment"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaan		voedsel (food), kos (cost, food). (various references)

Albanian		ushqyerje, ushqim (aliment, alimentation, alimony, allowance, chow, chuck, comestible, cuisine, diet, dish, eatables, eating, fare, feed, feeding, food, foodstuff, grub, input, meat, nurture, nutriment, nutrition, pabulum, pot luck, provender, repast, supply, sustenance, table, tack, Tommy). (various references)

Arabic		‏قوت (aliment, bread, food, nutriment, subsistence, sustenance, victual), ‏غذاء (aliment, diet, feed, food, meat, nutriment, nutrition), ‏تغذية (alimentation, feeding, nurture, nutrition, supply, sustenance), ‏طعام (aliment, chuck, common, eatables, eating, fare, feed, food, kosher, meat, provender, ration), ‏إقاتة (alimentation). (various references)

Bulgarian		хранене (alimentation, feed, feeding, meal, nurture, nutrition, sustenance), храна (aliment, board, boarding, chow, chuck, diet, dietary, eating, edibles, fare, feed, fodder, food, fuel, meal, meat, nurture, nutriment, nutrition, pabulum, provender, rations, scran, sustenance, tack, viands, victuals), прехрана (keep, livelihood, living, subsistence, sustenance), препитание (subsistence, sustenance). (various references)

Catalan		aliment (food). (various references)

Chinese		養料 (nutriment), 營養�"� , 營養 (nutrition), 營 (army, camp, to deal in, to manage, to operate, to run, to trade), 养料. (various references)

Czech		výživa (aliment, diet, nutrition, pabulum, sustenance), potrava (aliment, food, nurture, nutriment, sustenance). (various references)

Danish		næring (food, nutrient, nutritive substance). (various references)

Dutch		voedingsmiddel (food), voeding (feed, feed supply, feeding, food, maintenance, nutrition, power), voeder (food), kost (cost, costs, food). (various references)

Esperanto		nutraĵo (food). (various references)

Faeroese		føði (food). (various references)

Farsi		قوت (Accent, Bread, Emphasis, Intensity, Maintenance, Nutrition, Pith, Punch, Strength, Stress, Vis), غذا (Cuisine, Dish, Foster, Fuel, Meal, Meat, Nurture, Nutrition, Provender, Viand), تغذیه (Nourish, Nurture, Nutrition, Sustenance), خوراک (Cuisine, Dish, Fare, Feed, Grub, Meat, Nutrition, Repast, Tack, Tucker, Viand). (various references)

Finnish		ravitsemus (nutrition), ravinto (food, nutriment). (various references)

French		nourriture, aliment. (various references)

Frisian		fiedsel (food). (various references)

German		Nahrung (diet, food, fuel, nourishments, nutriment, sustenance), Ernährung (feed supply, feeding, food, maintenance, nutrition). (various references)

Greek		τροφή (aliment, diet, fare, feed, food, grub, nutriment, nutrition, pabulum, sustenance, viand), θρέψη (alimentation, nutrition). (various references)

Hebrew		מזון (fare, food, meal, meat, pabulum, sustenance), ל�'ימ�" (dram, draught, nip, sip, sipping, swallow, taste, tasting), תזו� �" (diet, feeding, nutrition), �"ז� �" (alimentation, feeding, nutrition), ברות (food, nutriment). (various references)

Hungarian		táplálék (aliment, feed, food, jock, nutriment, nutrition, pabulum), táplálkozás (feed, feeding, nurture, nutrition), táplálás (feed, feeding, keeping, nutrition), étel (damper, dub, eat, eatables, eating, fare, food, jock, meal, meat, mess, nutriment, scarf, scran). (various references)

Indonesian		makanan (board, edibles, food, meal). (various references)

Italian		nutrimento (aliation, feeding, food, nurture, nutriment, nutrition, pabulum, provisions, sustenance), cibo (cheer, fare, food, grub, meat, scoff, viands), alimento (aliment, food, nutriment). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		滋養 , 滋味 (nutriment, rich food, savoriness, wholesome). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ナリッシュメント , やしない (bringing up, nurture, nutrition, rearing), ようぶ�" (nutrient), じよう (for personal or private use, opinionated), じみ (nutriment, plain, rich food, savoriness, simple, wholesome), えいようぶ�" (nutriment, nutritious substance), えいよう (luxury, nutrition, prosperity, splendour). (various references)

Korean		자양물. (various references)

Manx		bee beealloo (food), bee (be, diet, feed, kernel, provisions, will be; food), beaghey (feed, foodstuffs, live, livelihood, maintain, nourish, nurture, nutrition, sustenance). (various references)

Norwegian		næring (food). (various references)

Papiamen		alimento (food). (various references)

Pig Latin		ourishmentnay

Portuguese		alimento (aliment, alimony, bread, combustible, diet, eating, feed, food, fuel, keeping, nosh, nutrition, pabulum, Peck, pension, provender, sustenance, victual). (various references)

Romanian		hranã (board, bread, diet, eatable, eats, esculent, fare, feed, food, keep, meat, nutriment, nutrition, support, sustenance), hrãnire (feeding, nutrition), alimentare (feeding, nutrition), alimentaţie (alimentation, diet, dietary, feed, feeding, food), aliment (aliment, food, food stuff). (various references)

Russian		питание (aliment, alimentation, aliments, alimony, board, feed, feeding, food, nuitrition, nurture, nutriment, nutrition, supply, sustenance). (various references)

Scottish		brìgh (acceptation, essence, matter, meaning, pith, power, sap, stuff, substance), biadh (food, maintain, nourish). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		ishrana (alimentation, board, diet, feeding, nutrition), hrana (aliment, chow, cuisine, eatables, fare, food, nurture, nutriment, pabulum, prog, provender, tommy, trencher, viands, victual, victuals). (various references)

Spanish		alimento (aliment, food, nutriment), sustento (bread, livelihood, living, sustenance, sustentation, sustention), nutrición (feed supply, feeding, nurture, nutrition). (various references)

Swedish		näring (fodder, food, fuel, industry, nutriment, nutrition, pabulum, trade), föda (bear children, bring forth, cub, diet, feed, feed someone, food, give birth to, litter, living, maintain, pabulum, support). (various references)

Thai		อาหารที่บำรุงร่างกาย. (various references)

Turkish		gıda (aliment, diet, fare, food, nutrient, nutriment, nutrition, pabulum, sustenance), beslenme (alimentary, alimentation, nutrition, nutritive), besleme (alimentation, feeding, handmaid, lead in, nurse, nurture, nutrition, servant girl, supply, sustenance, sustentation), besin (aliment, food, nutrient, nutriment, nutrition, nutritional, pabulum, sustenance, sustentation, tack). (various references)

Turkmen		iяmit (edible, food). (various references)

Ukranian		їжа (aliment, bait, board, chow, chuck, eating, fare, feed, feeding, fodder, food, meat, nosh, nurture, nutriment, nutrition, nutritive, pabulum, potluck, thing, Tommy, viand, victual), харчування (aliment, alimentation, alimony, feed, feeding, food, living, meal, nurture, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, sustentation), харч (chow, nosh, nouriture, nutriment, nutritive, provender), годування (alimentation, nurture, nutrition), живлення (feeding, nutrition), пожива для розуму. (various references)

Vietnamese		thực phẩm (coupon, food-stuff, ration), sự nuôi dưỡng đ�" ăn, sự nuôi. (various references)

Welsh		magwraeth (nurture), maeth (aliment, nutriment), lluniaeth (food). (various references)

Zulu		ukudla (eat, feed, food, meal). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	alimonia, alimoniam, alimoniarum, alimonias, alimonium, fomentum, nutrimens, nutrimenta, nutrimentus, victui, victum, victus. (various references)
Avestan	200-600	harethrem, thrâthrâi. (various references)
Old French	900-1400	nourriture. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Colossians Chapter 2, Verse 19
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai ou kratwn thn kefalhn ex ou pan to swma dia twn afwn kai sundesmwn epicorhgoumenon kai sumbibazomenon auxei thn auxhsin tou qeou
Latin	405	Vulgate	Et non tenens caput ex quo totum corpus per nexus et coniunctiones subministratum et constructum crescit in augmentum Dei
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And not holdynge the heed, of which al the bodi, bi boondis and ioynyngis togidere vndur mynystrid and maad, wexith in to encreessing of God.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	And holdeth not the heed wherof all the body by ioyntes and couples receaveth norisshment and is knet to gedder and encreaseth with the in creasynge that commeth of god.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And not holding the head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And not joined to the Head, from whom all the body, being given strength and kept together through its joins and bands, has its growth with the increase of God.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Colossians Chapter 2, Verse 19
Cebuano	Ang maong tawo wala mag-ungot sa Ulo, nga gikan niini ang tibuok nga lawas, ingon nga gibuhi ug nasumpay pinaagi sa mga lutahan ug mga kaugatan niining maong lawas, nagatubo sa tinuboan nga gikan sa Dios.
Croatian	a ne drži se Glave, Njega od kojeg sve Tijelo, zglobovima i svezama zbrinuto i povezano, raste rastom Božjim.
Danish	og ikke holder fast ved Hovedet, ud fra hvem hele Legemet, idet det hjælpes og sammenknyttes ved sine Bindeled og Bånd, vokser Guds Vækst.
Dutch	En het Hoofd niet behoudende, uit hetwelk het gehele lichaam, door de samenvoegselen en samenbindingen voorzien en samengevoegd zijnde, opwast met goddelijken wasdom.
Finnish	eikä pitäydy häneen, joka on pää ja josta koko ruumis, nivelten ja jänteiden avulla koossa pysyen, kasvaa Jumalan antamaa kasvua.
French	sans s`attacher au chef, dont tout le corps, assisté et solidement assemblé par des jointures et des liens, tire l`accroissement que Dieu donne.
German	und hält sich nicht an dem Haupt, aus welchem der ganze Leib durch Gelenke und Fugen Handreichung empfängt und zusammengehalten wird und also wächst zur göttlichen Größe.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	sehingga tidak lagi berpegang pada Kristus yang menjadi kepala. Di bawah pimpinan Kristus, seluruh tubuh dipelihara dan disatukan oleh sendi-sendinya, serta bertumbuh menurut kemauan Allah.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	dan tiada berpegang teguh kepada Kepala itu, daripada-Nyalah segenap tubuh dilengkapi dan dihubung dengan sendi dan pengikatnya, dan bertambah-tambah dengan karunia Allah.
Italian	senza essere stretto invece al capo, dal quale tutto il corpo riceve sostentamento e coesione per mezzo di giunture e legami, realizzando così la crescita secondo il volere di Dio.
Latvian	Tâds neturas pie galvas, no kuras ar locîtavu un dzîslu palîdzîbu visa miesa tiek savienota un kopâ saturçta, un aug Dieva augumâ.
Maori	A kahore e mau ki te Upoko, no roto nei i a ia te tinana katoa, he mea atawhai, he mea tuhonohono e nga hononga, e nga here, ka tupu ai, he tupu na te Atua.
Norwegian	og ikke holder fast ved hovedet, hvorfra hele legemet, hjulpet og sammenføiet ved sine ledemot og bånd, vokser Guds vekst.
Portuguese	e não retendo a Cabeça, da qual todo o corpo, provido e organizado pelas juntas e ligaduras, vai crescendo com o aumento concedido por Deus.
Rumanian	wi nu se yine strkns de Capul din care tot trupul, hrqnit wi bine knchegat, cu ajutorul kncheieturilor wi legqturilor, kwi primewte crewterea pe care i -o dq Dumnezeu.
Shuar	Tuma ásar Krístujai tsaninkiar wekainiatsui. Kristu Ashí akupin asa ni shuarin Yúsnan Jintintiá shiir tsakarat tusa pénker Wáiniui. Nu arantcha Ashí ápateak Yus wakerana aintsan chikichik awajeawai.
Spanish	y no aferrándose a la cabeza, de la cual todo el cuerpo, nutrido y unido por coyunturas y ligamentos, crece con el crecimiento que da Dios.
Swahili	na amejitenga na Kristo aliye kichwa cha huo mwili. Chini ya uongozi wa Kristo, mwili wote unalishwa na kuunganishwa pamoja kwa viungo na mishipa yake, nao hukua kama atakavyo Mungu.
Swedish	och icke håller sig till honom som är huvudet, honom från vilken hela kroppen vinner sin tillväxt i Gud, i det att den av sina ledgångar och senor får bistånd och sammanhållning.
Uma	Tauna toera uma-pi ngkakamu tudui' to mparipoko Kristus-- hiaa' bo Kristus toe-idi to taponcawa woo' -tae. Kita' omea to mepangala' hi Kristus ma'ala rarapai' -ki woto-na Kristus. Hewa woo' mpokuasai woto pai' woto toe rapoposidai' pai' rapome'umpu' hante ua' -na, wae wo'o Kristus mpopohintuwu' -ta pai' mpokeni-ta bona kamoroo-rohoa petuku' -ta hi Hi'a, ntuku' konoa Alata'ala.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "nourishment": nourishments. (additional references)
	Words ending with "nourishment": undernourishment. (additional references)
	Words containing "nourishment": undernourishments. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Nourishment" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: nurishment. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "nourishment" (pronounced ner"ishmunt)
6	-i sh m u n t	accomplishment, astonishment, banishment, blandishment, diminishment, disestablishment, embellishment, establishment, extinguishment, garnishment, impoverishment, punishment, refurbishment, replenishment.
5	-sh m u n t	refreshment.
4	-m u n t	abandonment, abatement, accompaniment, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adjournment, adjustment, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, amendment, amusement, announcement, annulment, antigovernment, apartment, appeasement, appointment, apportionment, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, assessment, assignment, assortment, atonement, attachment, attainment, basement, battlement, bemusement, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, bombardment, claimant, Clement, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, complement, comportment, concealment, condiment, confinement, consignment, containment, contentment, copayment, curtailment, debarment, debasement, deferment, department, deployment, deportment, derailment, detachment, determent, detriment, development, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, displacement, divestment, dormant, easement, element, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embezzlement, embodiment, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, escapement, escarpment, estrangement, excitement, excrement, experiment, figment, filament, formant, fragment, fulfillment, garment, government, harassment, impairment, impeachment, impediment, implement, impoundment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, incitement, inclement, increment, indictment, inducement, informant, infotainment, infringement, installment, instrument, integument, internment, intersegment, investment, involvement, judgement, judgment, ligament, maltreatment, management, measurement, micromanagement, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monument, movement, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, ointment, ornament, orpiment, outplacement, overpayment, overstatement, parchment, parliament, pavement, payment, pigment, placement, postponement, postretirement, predicament, prejudgment, prepayment, presentment, procurement, pronouncement, puzzlement, readjustment, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recruitment, redeployment, redevelopment, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, regiment, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, repayment, replacement, requirement, resentment, resettlement, restatement, retirement, retrenchment, rudiment, sacrament, sediment, segment, sentiment, settlement, shipment, statement, supplement, temperament, tenement, testament, tournament, treatment, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, vehement, wonderment.
3	-u n t	aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, absent, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accountant, adherent, adjacent, adjutant, adolescent, afferent, affiant, affluent, agent, ambient, ambivalent, ancient, antecedent, antidepressant, antioxidant, apparent, applicant, ardent, argent, arrant, arrogant, ascendant, aspirant, assailant, assistant, astringent, attendant, belligerent, beneficent, benevolent, blatant, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, clairvoyant, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, combatant, competent, complacent, complainant, complaisant, compliant, component, concomitant, concurrent, confident, confluent, consequent, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, contaminant, contestant, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, coolant, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, Courant, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, decadent, decedent, decent, declarant, decongestant, defendant, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, dependent, depressant, descendant, descendent, despondent, detergent, determinant, deterrent, deviant, different, diligent, discordant, disinfectant, disobedient, dispersant, dissident, dissonant, distant, divalent, divergent, docent, dominant, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, elephant, eloquent, emergent, emigrant, eminent, entrant, equivalent, errant, esculent, evanescent, evident, excellent, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, exponent, extant, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, flagrant, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, fragrant, fraudulent, frequent, gallant, giant, grandiloquent, grandparent, hesitant, hydrant, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impatient, impertinent, important, impotent, imprudent, inadvertent, incandescent, incessant, incident, incipient, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, incumbent, indecent, independent, indifferent, indigent, indignant, indolent, indulgent, inefficient, infant, infrequent, ingredient, inhabitant, inhalant, inherent, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolent, insolvent, instant, insufficient, insurgent, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, intermittent, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, jubilant, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malevolent, malignant, merchant, migrant, militant, miscreant, monovalent, mordant, mutant, nascent, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nonresident, nonviolent, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, opulent, outpatient, overconfident, oxidant, pageant, parent, participant, patent, patient, peasant, penchant, pendant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, piquant, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, potent, preadolescent, precedent, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prescient, present, prevalent, proficient, prominent, propellant, proponent, protestant, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, pursuant, quadrant, quiescent, quotient, radiant, rampant, reagent, recalcitrant, recent, recipient, recombinant, recurrent, redundant, refrigerant, Regent, registrant, relevant, reliant, reluctant, reminiscent, remnant, repellent, repentant, repugnant, resident, resilient, resistant, resonant, resplendent, respondent, resultant, resurgent, retardant, reticent, reverent, rodent, ruminant, salient, seafront, sealant, semipermanent, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, stagnant, stimulant, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, succulent, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplicant, suppressant, surfactant, talent, tangent, tenant, tetravalent, tolerant, torrent, transcendent, transient, translucent, transparent, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, truculent, tumescent, turbulent, tyrant, undercurrent, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, verdant, vibrant, vigilant, violent, virulent, warrant.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-h-i-m-n-n-o-r-s-t-u"
	-2 letters: horsemint, innermost, inthrones, neutrinos, thermions, unthrones.
	-3 letters: horniest, humorist, huntsmen, inhumers, inthrone, intoners, isotherm, mentions, misroute, moisture, monsieur, mounters, mouthers, mouthier, neutrino, neutrons, ornithes, outshine, remounts, reunions, rheniums, routines, runniest, snoutier, southern, terminus, ternions, thermion, thinners, thoriums, tinhorns, unmiters, unmitres, unthrone.
	-4 letters: erotism, ethions, heinous, heriots, hermits, heroins, heroism, hinters, hirsute, histone, hoister.
	Words containing the letters "e-h-i-m-n-n-o-r-s-t-u"
	+1 letter: nourishments.
	+4 letters: enantiomorphous, thermojunctions.
	+5 letters: undernourishment.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4E 6F 75 72 69 73 68 6D 65 6E 74

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

-. --- ..- .-. .. ... .... -- . -. -

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001110 01101111 01110101 01110010 01101001 01110011 01101000 01101101 01100101 01101110 01110100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#78 &#111 &#117 &#114 &#105 &#115 &#104 &#109 &#101 &#110 &#116

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004E 006F 0075 0072 0069 0073 0068 006D 0065 006E 0074

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

Expression	Frequency per Day
nourishment	8
beach nourishment	7
lipcolour luminous nourishment sheer	4
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Nourishment

Definitions: Nourishment

Nourishment

Noun

Synonyms: Nourishment

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Aid

Food

Life

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Joseph Addison

William Penn

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John Locke

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Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

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Jimmy Carter

Ronald Reagan

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