well-nourished
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Properly nourished: Being in a state of having received adequate and appropriate food and nutrients for good health and growth. This describes a person or animal whose dietary needs are sufficiently met.
Usage
- The adjective well-nourished is used to describe the physical condition resulting from good nutrition. It is typically placed before a noun (attributive) or after a linking verb like 'be', 'look', or 'appear' (predicative).
- It describes a state, not an action. It is the opposite of being malnourished or undernourished.
Examples
- Attributive (before a noun):
- The well-nourished children had plenty of energy for their studies and play.
- A well-nourished population is a key indicator of a nation's public health.
- Predicative (after a linking verb):
- Despite the scarcity, the baby appeared well-nourished.
- To perform at your peak, it is essential to be well-nourished.
Advanced Usage
- Comparative and Superlative Forms: While "more well-nourished" and "most well-nourished" are grammatically correct, in practice, the concept is often treated as a binary state (either well-nourished or not). However, comparisons can be made.
- After switching to a balanced diet, she became the most well-nourished she had ever been.
- Used in Formal and Medical Contexts: This term is common in healthcare, nutrition science, and socio-economic reports.
- The study compared the immune systems of well-nourished and malnourished individuals.
Variants and Related Words
- Nourish (verb): To provide with the food or other substances necessary for growth, health, and good condition.
- Parents strive to nourish their children properly.
- Nourishment (noun): The food or other substances necessary for growth, health, and good condition.
- The soil provides nourishment for the plants.
- Well-fed (adjective): Having plenty of food to eat. This is similar but can sometimes imply simply having enough quantity of food, whereas well-nourished specifically implies quality and balance of nutrients.
- Malnourished (adjective): Suffering from a lack of proper nutrition.
Synonyms
- Healthy (in the context of diet and physical condition)
- Properly fed
- Adequately nourished
Antonyms
- Malnourished
- Undernourished
- Underfed
Related Phrases
- To nourish well: This is a verbal phrase meaning to feed someone adequately and healthily.
- It is a parent's duty to nourish their child well.
- State of nourishment: A formal phrase referring to the condition of one's nutrition.
- The doctor assessed the patient's state of nourishment.
Adjective
- properly nourished