/ Dictionary / Index N nourishment: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: nour•ish•ment Pronunciation: (nûr'ish-munt, nur'-), [key] — n. something that nourishes; food, nutriment, or sustenance. the act of nourishing. the state of being nourished. a process, system, method, etc., of providing or administering nourishment: a treatise on the nourishment of international trade. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: nourishment (Thesaurus) nourishing nous Related Content Daily Word Quiz: perspicacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language