nutritive C2 Topic:Health & Medicine US /ˈnuːtrətɪv/ UK /ˈnjuːtrɪtɪv/ See IPA manual Freq #150042 Meanings 1 adj relating to nutrition or the nourishment of an organism Aristotle excludes the merely nutritive function from distinctively human excellence. 2 noun a substance that provides nourishment; a nutrient The solution supplies a nutritive required for growth. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · relating to nutrition or... nutritionalnourishing 2 noun · a substance that provides... nutrientnourishment More alimentary ↔ Opposites nonnutritive Word family Derived forms nutritivelynutritivenessantinutritive Related forms nutritionnutrientnourish Common collocations nutritive value Adjective + noun Etymology From Middle French nutritif and Late Latin nutritivus, from Latin nutrire, "to nourish or suckle." Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nutritive **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈnuːtrətɪv/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈnjuːtrɪtɪv/ **Frequency rank:** 150042 ## Meanings 1. relating to nutrition or the nourishment of an organism 2. a substance that provides nourishment; a nutrient ## Examples - Aristotle excludes the merely nutritive function from distinctively human excellence. - The solution supplies a nutritive required for growth. ## Synonyms - nutritional - nourishing - alimentary ## Antonyms - nonnutritive ## Derived Forms - nutritively - nutritiveness - antinutritive ## Related Forms - nutrition - nutrient - nourish ## Etymology From Middle French nutritif and Late Latin nutritivus, from Latin nutrire, "to nourish or suckle." ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown