alimental

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌælɪˈmɛntəl/ UK /ˌalɪˈmɛntəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
relating to nourishment or food

The broth had little alimental value but warmed the body.

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Synonyms

1 adj · relating to nourishment or... nutritious nourishing nutritive alimentary

Word family

Related forms aliment alimentaryalimentation

Etymology

From Latin alimentum ('nourishment') + -al; from alere ('to nourish, feed').

alimentum Latin alere Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# alimental

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌælɪˈmɛntəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌalɪˈmɛntəl/

## Meanings
1. relating to nourishment or food

## Examples
- The broth had little alimental value but warmed the body.

## Synonyms
- nutritious
- nourishing
- nutritive
- alimentary

## Related Forms
- aliment
- alimentary
- alimentation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: alimentum
- Root: alere

## Etymology
From Latin alimentum ('nourishment') + -al; from alere ('to nourish, feed').

## AI Etymology
alimental comes from Latin alimentum ('nourishment') + -al; from alere ('to nourish, feed'). Morphologically, the word is transparent: -al is attached to the older base named in the history, so the modern form packages an inherited or borrowed stem inside a later English derivative. In modern use, the adjective sense is "relating to nourishment or food", which keeps the etymology connected to the word's present dictionary value rather than treating it as a merely historical label. The wider word family includes related English forms such as aliment, alimentary, alimentation, showing how the same base continues to support neighboring English vocabulary. The principal historical forms in the chain include Latin alimentum, Latin alere, which anchor the explanation in named linguistic material.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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