nutriment n a source of materials to nourish the body Usage(s) The skin cells take root, seedlike, in the moist raw surface, absorb nutriment, proliferate. Part of the work is assistance of small parishes which cannot provide for their own spiritual nutriment. Engulf some tons of nutriment, And, freely primed with free potations, Emit profuse congratulations John Collings Squire. Synonym(s) nourishment nutrition sustenance aliment alimentation victuals