sustenance in English dictionary

  • sustenance

    Meanings and definitions of "sustenance"

    • Something that provides support or nourishment.
    • noun
      Something that provides support or nourishment.
    • Chemical elements which are involved in the construction of living tissue and which are needed by both plant and animal. The most important in terms of bulk are carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, with other essential ones including nitrogen, potassium, calcium, sulphur and phosphorus.
    • something that provides support or nourishment
    • noun
      a source of materials to nourish the body
    • noun
      something that gives support, endurance, or strength.
      In relationships with others, we find emotional sustenance in interaction, just as we find physical sustenance of growth by consuming food and drink.
    • noun
      the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence; "they were in want of sustenance"; "fishing was their main sustainment"
    • noun
      the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"

    Synonyms of "sustenance" in English dictionary

    victuals, support, sustentation are the top synonyms of "sustenance" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of sustenance

    • sustenance ( uncountable)
    • sustenance (countable and uncountable, plural sustenances)
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