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# nourishing

adjective (nourishing, more nourishing, most nourishing); verb form (nourish, nourishes, nourished, nourishing)

«nourishing» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (of food) Full of the things your body needs to grow and stay healthy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nourishing/#m1)
2. (verb form) Giving food or care that helps something grow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nourishing/#m2)
3. Good for your mind or feelings (a nourishing book). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nourishing/#m3)

### In the lessons

In health and science lessons: a balanced, nourishing meal has vegetables, protein and whole grains. In everyday life: nourishing soup when you are ill. Phrases: nourishing food, a nourishing meal.

### Examples

- Vegetable soup is warm and nourishing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nourishing/#x1)
- Mum makes nourishing meals for us. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nourishing/#x2)
- Sweets taste nice but are not very nourishing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nourishing/#x3)
- The rain is nourishing the young plants. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nourishing/#x4)
- A nourishing breakfast helps you think at school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nourishing/#x5)
- Milk is nourishing for growing bones. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nourishing/#x6)
- Every morning the Princesses went to their mother's grave, and found the little tank filled with the nourishing cream-like cake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nourishing/#x7)

### Note

Adjective from "nourish". Spelling: n-o-u-r-i-s-h, with "ou" as in "your". Similar: nutritious, healthy, wholesome. Opposite: unhealthy, junk (food).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «nourishing» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nourishing/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«nourishing» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nourishing.html) on Mova free.