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noun
Something that provides support or nourishment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: sustentation, sustainment, maintenance, upkeep
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: support
noun
a source of materials to nourish the body
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, aliment, alimentation, victuals
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: food, nutrient
Narrower terms: milk, course, dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat, dish, fast food, finger food, ingesta, kosher, meal, repast, mess, mince, puree, stodge, wheat germ, vitamin
noun
the financial means whereby one lives
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: resource
Narrower terms: comforts, creature comforts, amenities, conveniences, maintenance, meal ticket, subsistence
History
From Middle English sustenaunce, from Old French sustenance, from sustenir with the suffix -ance, from Vulgar Latin *sustenire, from Latin sustinere. Compare also Late Latin sustinentia. Equivalent to sustain + -ance.
Across languages
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
