nourished

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The baby looks happy and well-nourished.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Being provided with adequate nourishment: The state of having received sufficient food and nutrients to maintain health, growth, and good condition.

Usage

The adjective "nourished" describes the condition of a person, animal, or plant that has received good, sufficient sustenance. It is often used to indicate a healthy, well-fed state in contrast to being underfed or malnourished. * It is frequently modified by adverbs like "well," "properly," "adequately," or "poorly." * It can be used in both active and passive constructions.

Examples

• General Use:

  • The children looked happy and well-nourished.
  • A properly nourished body can fight off infection more effectively.
  • The plants, nourished by the rich soil, grew rapidly.

• With Adverbs:

  • Despite the drought, the community remained adequately nourished.
  • The report highlighted the number of poorly nourished infants in the region.

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use: "Nourished" can be used metaphorically to describe something that is sustained or fostered in a non-physical way.
  • Her curiosity was nourished by a lifetime of reading.
  • A sense of hope was nourished by the promising news.

Variants and Related Words

• Nourish (verb): To provide with the food or other substances necessary for growth, health, and good condition.
  • They worked to nourish the seedlings.
• Nourishing (adjective): (Of food) containing substances necessary for growth, health, and good condition; nutritious.
  • The soup was simple but nourishing.
• Nourishment (noun): The food or other substances necessary for growth, health, and good condition.
  • The soil provides nourishment for the crops.

Synonyms

• Fed
• Sustained
• Nutrified (less common)

Antonyms

• Malnourished
• Undernourished
• Starving
• Famished

Học thuật

Adjective

1. being provided with adequate nourishment