nourishment
nounHow many syllables in nourishment?
There are 3 syllables in the word nourishment.How to pronounce nourishment:
Definition of nourishment:
- nourishment (noun):
- food, nutriment
- the food needed to nourish the body
- a source of materials to nourish the body.
Synonyms for nourishment:
aliment
alimentation
course
dainty
delicacy
dish
fast food
finger food
food
goody
ingesta
kai
kickshaw
kosher
meal
mess
milk
mince
nutrient
nutriment
nutrition
puree
repast
sustenance
tack
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Antonyms for nourishment:
deprivation
deprivation of food
food deprivation
ignorance
indulgence
malnourishment
malnutrition
neglect
negligence
starvation
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- lethargic
- follower
- anecdote
- Diogenes
- earth mother
- quantity
- ecstatic
- salable
- suddenly
- constricting
- Ximena
- unfocused
- obfuscate
- axolotl
- extinguish
- gingerly
- sufficient
- hostelry
- attorney
- subtleties
- hairdresser
- bizarre
- emphasize
- diagraph
- accorded
- casefy
- admitting
- poverty
- acosmist
- homesick
- daresay
- well-mannered
- aerobics
- unprovoked
- summarized
- inhabit
- honesty
- tyranny
- covetous
- badminton
- prentices
- parable
- abysmal
- idleness
- climbable
- overdone
- hastiness
- edify
- Afrikaans
- saturate
- … more
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Secondary stress refers to the minor emphasis that can occur on additional syllables in longer words, distinct from the primary stress.
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