nourishing
adjective
[ ˈnʌrɪʃɪŋ ]
• (of food) containing substances necessary for growth, health, and good condition.
• "a simple but nourishing meal"
Similar:
nutritious,
good for one,
full of nourishment,
full of nutrients,
nutritive,
wholesome,
healthy,
health-giving,
healthful,
beneficial,
sustaining,
strengthening,
nutrimental,
nutrient,
alimentary,
alible,
nourish
verb
• provide with the food or other substances necessary for growth, health, and good condition.
• "I was doing everything I could to nourish and protect the baby"
• keep (a feeling or belief) in one's mind, typically for a long time.
• "he has long nourished an ambition to bring the show to Broadway"
Similar:
cherish,
nurture,
foster,
harbour,
nurse,
keep in one's mind,
entertain,
maintain,
sustain,
hold,
have,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French noriss-, lengthened stem of norir, from Latin nutrire ‘feed, cherish’.
