ALIMENTS Synonyms: 10 Similar and Opposite Words

aliment

noun

ˈa-lə-mənt

Definition of aliment

as in food

something that maintains or stimulates the intellect complained that he had to drive for hours to find any sort of cultural aliment when visiting his parents' rural home

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My parents use chopsticks, lifting their bowls and motioning the food into their mouths.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
In the spirit of snacking, here are bite-sized dispatches from some of the Vogue team’s favorite foods at fashion week.

— Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of food

Noun

Each Perfume Oil blends a single hero note ingredient with skin-softening baobab oil for long-lasting scent and luxurious nourishment.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Up to 20,000 cubic yards will be cleared from the river channel and placed as sand nourishment on Del Mar’s beaches.

— Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of nourishment

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