nutritious

adjective

nu·​tri·​tious nu̇-ˈtri-shəs 

nyu̇-

: nourishing

nutritiously adverb

nutritiousness noun

Synonyms

• 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

Good, nutritious food — tailored to the individual — is medicine. —Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025

Without sustained investment or the return of a full-service grocery store, maintaining a nutritious diet will continue to require extra time, money and sacrifice. —April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025

While cooking kale often means eating more of it, consuming it raw or cooked can also be nutritious. —Barbie Cervoni, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2025

Gazans will need not only nutritious food but also teachers and schools, therapists and clinics, doctors and hospitals, homes and jobs. —Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025

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