aliment C2+ Topic:Food & Drink US /ˈæləmənt/ UK /ˈælɪmənt/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like element /ɛ/ vs /æ/ Meanings 1 noun food or nourishment; that which sustains Bread was the chief aliment of the poor. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · food or nourishment; that... nourishmentfoodsustenancenutrimentfareprovision Word family Forms alimentary Derived forms alimentalalimentaryalimentation Related forms alimonyalimentary Etymology AI details From Latin alimentum ('nourishment, food'), from alere ('to nourish, feed'). alimentum Latin alere Latin *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Food & Drink Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # aliment **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈæləmənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈælɪmənt/ ## Meanings 1. food or nourishment; that which sustains ## Examples - Bread was the chief aliment of the poor. ## Synonyms - nourishment - food - sustenance - nutriment - fare - provision ## Derived Forms - alimental - alimentary - alimentation ## Related Forms - alimony - alimentary ## Roots and Affixes - Root: alimentum - Root: alere - Root: *h₂el- ## Etymology From Latin alimentum ('nourishment, food'), from alere ('to nourish, feed'). ## AI Etymology Aliment is a noun meaning "food or nourishment; that which sustains". Historically, it is from Latin alimentum ('nourishment, food'), from alere ('to nourish, feed'). The historical chain links Latin alimentum, Latin alere, and Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-. Close English family members include alimental, alimentary, alimentation, and alimony. This keeps the modern noun sense tied to the older forms and language sequence behind it. ## Topics - Food & Drink - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown