nutriment C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process US /ˈnutrəmənt/ UK /ˈnjuːtrɪmənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun nourishment; something that provides sustenance for growth or life The soil lacked the nutriment needed for healthy crops. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · nourishment; something that... nourishmentsustenancefoodnutritionaliment Word family Derived forms nutrimental Related forms nutritionnutrientnourishnurture Etymology AI details From Latin nutrimentum ('nourishment, support'), from nutrire ('to nourish, feed'). nutrimentum Latin nutrire Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Cause, Change & Process Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nutriment **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈnutrəmənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈnjuːtrɪmənt/ ## Meanings 1. nourishment; something that provides sustenance for growth or life ## Examples - The soil lacked the nutriment needed for healthy crops. ## Synonyms - nourishment - sustenance - food - nutrition - aliment ## Derived Forms - nutrimental ## Related Forms - nutrition - nutrient - nourish - nurture ## Roots and Affixes - Root: nutrimentum - Root: nutrire ## Etymology From Latin nutrimentum ('nourishment, support'), from nutrire ('to nourish, feed'). ## AI Etymology Nutriment comes from Latin nutrimentum ('nourishment, support'), from nutrire ('to nourish, feed'). The etymological trail includes Latin nutrimentum and Latin nutrire. As a noun, nutriment means nourishment; something that provides sustenance for growth or life. The same family is visible in derived forms such as nutrimental and related forms such as nutrition, nutrient, nourish, and nurture. ## Topics - Cause, Change & Process - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown