1. (noun)nutrition (physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished; the processes by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance Synonyms: nourishment, nutriment, aliment, sustenance, victuals, alimentation
2. (noun)nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals a source of materials to nourish the body Synonyms: sustentation, sustainment, victual, edible, nutrition, nutriment, pabulum, keep, viands, alimentation, upkeep, victuals, bread and butter, provender, feeding, support, eatable, aliment, provisions, sustenance, commissariat, living, maintenance, nourishment, livelihood, comestible
3. (noun)nutrition the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans) Synonyms: nourishment, nutriment, aliment, sustenance, victuals, alimentation
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'nutrition'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. nutrition Food is, in the popular sense, whatever one eats in contradistinction to what one drinks. Thus, we speak of food and drink, of wholesome, unwholesome, or indigestible food; but in a more scient Synonyms: food, aliment, feed, nourishment, pabulum, sustenance, diet, fodder, nutriment, provender, viands, fare, forage, nutrition, regimen, victuals