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sustenance

noun

1 sustenance

A source of materials to nourish the body.

synonyms: aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, victuals.

Roget 298: eating etc. v.; deglutition, gulp, epulation, mastication, manducation, rumination; gluttony etc. 957.    [eating specific foods] ... show more

Dutch: voedingsstof
Polish: pożywienie, żywność, pokarm, jedzenie

2 sustenance

The financial means whereby one lives.

synonyms: bread and butter, keep, livelihood, living, support.

Dutch: levensonderhoud
Polish: życie, utrzymywanie się

3 sustenance

The act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence:
— They were in want of sustenance.

synonyms: maintenance, sustainment, sustentation, upkeep.

Dutch: onderhoudsbedrijven, bestaan, kost, levensonderhoud, onderhoud, subsistentie


Moby thesaurus: TLC, aid, aliment, alimentation, alimony, backing, board, bread, bread and butter, care, carriage, carrying, cheer, chow, comestibles, continualness, continuance, continuation, continuity, creature comfort ... show more.

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