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

But the addition of what’s commonly considered more nutritious food didn’t further improve my health. — Blithe Holcomb Hogan, Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2026

Serve your family a nutritious and easy prep meal with these healthy make-ahead meals. — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2026

Peaches are a juicy, naturally sweet, nutritious, and refreshing fruit. — Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 7 July 2026

Both fruits are nutritious and contain similar amounts of fiber. — Jillian Kubala, Health, 6 July 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