adj

nourishing

Nourishing (adj) means providing the nutrients needed for health and growth. Example: “A nourishing soup is exactly what you need on a cold day.”

adj

Providing the nutrients needed for health and growth.

"A nourishing soup is exactly what you need on a cold day."

How to use nourishing

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishDescribes food (or care) that builds you up and keeps you healthy.

Common pairings

a nourishing meal nourishing food

Word forms

more nourishing comparative, most nourishing superlative

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A _____ soup is exactly what you need on a cold day.

Rhymes for nourishing

fishing dishing phishing swishing vanishing perishing finishing punishing polishing ravishing publishing furnishing

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Frequently asked questions

What does “nourishing” mean?

The word “nourishing” means providing the nutrients needed for health and growth. In plain terms, describes food (or care) that builds you up and keeps you healthy.

How do you use “nourishing” in a sentence?

Here is “nourishing” used in a sentence: “A nourishing soup is exactly what you need on a cold day.”

What part of speech is “nourishing”?

“Nourishing” is an adjective.

What is the meaning of nourishing?

"nourishing" (adj) means providing the nutrients needed for health and growth.