Nutritious: Definition, Examples, and Usage

Meaning 1：nourishing (nutritious)

nutritious 🔊

/nuːˈtrɪʃəs/

adj.

Describes food that has a lot of vitamins, minerals, and other good things your body needs to grow and stay strong.

Nutritious lunch bowl with chicken and vegetables

nourishing 🔊

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/ˈnɜːrɪʃɪŋ/

adj.

Rich in vitamins, minerals, and other substances that promote health and growth.

📁 Category：Diet & Health 🔖 Level：intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'nutritius' (nourishing), from 'nutrire' (to feed).

💡 Mnemonic

Think of a nut being nutritious, full of healthy fats and proteins.

📖 Example

For breakfast, I prefer a bowl of oatmeal with fresh berries because it's both delicious and nutritious. 🔊 For breakfast, I prefer a bowl of oatmeal with fresh berries because it's both delicious and nutritious.

🔗 Collocations

nutritious meal – A meal that is rich in essential nutrients.

nutritious food – Food that provides good nutrition for the body.

nutritious diet – A diet consisting of foods that are beneficial for health.

🔄 Synonyms

healthy (adj.) – Beneficial to physical health; promoting good health.

nourishing (adj.) – Providing the substances necessary for growth, health, and good condition.

wholesome (adj.) – Conducive to or suggestive of good health and physical well-being.

🚫 Antonyms

unhealthy (adj.) – Not conducive to health; harmful to physical condition.

unwholesome (adj.) – Not promoting good health; likely to cause illness or harm.

junk (adj.) – Relating to food that is high in calories but low in nutritional value.

🌱 Derivatives

nutrition (n.) – The process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.

nutritive (adj.) – Relating to nutrition; providing nourishment.

nutritionist (n.) – An expert on the relationship between diet and health.

📖 Cultural Story

The word entered English in the 15th century via Old French 'nutritif'. Its root 'nutrire' also gives us 'nurse' and 'nutrition'.