nutritious

adjective

nu·​tri·​tious nu̇-ˈtri-shəs 

nyu̇-

: nourishing

nutritiously adverb

nutritiousness noun

Synonyms of nutritious

• nutritional
• nutritive

Examples of nutritious in a Sentence

The food was both nutritious and delicious.

opted for a nutritious snack and bought an apple instead of a candy bar

Recent Examples on the Web

Rice and Red Bean Salad A kicky spice blend and fresh jalapeño peppers flavor this nutritious Tex-Mex dish. — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 17 Sep. 2026

These skills result in a fridge packed with delicious and nutritious homemade goods. — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 16 Sep. 2026

Roasted pumpkin seeds can be a nutritious and heart-healthy snack. — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2026

Unless your tap water is unsafe to drink, expensive bottled water isn’t necessarily more hydrating or nutritious than tap water. — Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 11 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Latin nutricius, from nutric-, nutrix nurse, from nutrire to nourish — more at nourish

First Known Use

1665, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nutritious

• adventitious
• cementitious
• expeditious
• inauspicious
• injudicious
• meretricious
• repetitious
• superstitious
• surreptitious
• unambitious
• unpropitious
• unsuspicious

Kids Definition

nutritious

adjective

nu·​tri·​tious n(y)u̇-ˈtrish-əs 

: providing nutrients : nourishing

Medical Definition

nutritious

adjective

nu·​tri·​tious n(y)u̇-ˈtrish-əs 

: providing nourishment