Sustenance — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a source of materials to nourish the body

the financial means whereby one lives

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈʌstənəns/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈʌstənəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈʌstənəns/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈʌstənəns/.

Examples

each child was expected to pay for their keep
he applied to the state for support
he could no longer earn his own livelihood

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

nutriment keep upkeep nourishment maintenance living support bread and butter sustainment livelihood victuals sustentation alimentation nutrition aliment

Parts of Speech

noun	a source of materials to nourish the body
noun	the financial means whereby one lives “each child was expected to pay for their keep”
noun	the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence “they were in want of sustenance”

Word Forms

nourish	verb	provide with nourishment
nutritionary	adjective	of or relating to or providing nutrition
nutritious	adjective	of or providing nourishment
nutritional	adjective	of or relating to or providing nutrition
nutritionist	noun	a specialist in the study of nutrition
sustain	verb	provide with nourishment
alimentary	adjective	of or providing nourishment
aliment	verb	give nourishment to
support	verb	support materially or financially
keep	verb	supply with necessities and support
sustentacular	adjective	serving to sustain or support
maintain	verb	supply with necessities and support

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Nahrung

eine Quelle von Materialien zur Ernährung des Körpers

🇫🇷French

subsistance

une source de matières pour nourrir le corps

🇪🇸Spanish

sustento

una fuente de materiales para nutrir el cuerpo

🇮🇹Italian

sostentamento

una fonte di materiali per nutrire il corpo

🇳🇱Dutch

levensonderhoud

een bron van materialen om het lichaam te voeden

🇵🇹Portuguese

sustento

uma fonte de materiais para nutrir o corpo

🇷🇺Russian

пропитание

источник веществ для питания организма

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जीविका

शरीर को पोषण देने के लिए सामग्री का एक स्रोत

🇧🇩Bengali

ভরণপোষণ

শরীরের পুষ্টির জন্য উপকরণের উৎস

🇮🇳Tamil

வாழ்வாதாரம்

உடலுக்கு ஊட்டமளிக்கும் பொருட்களின் ஆதாரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

జీవనోపాధి

శరీరాన్ని పోషించడానికి పదార్థాల మూలం

🇮🇳Marathi

निर्वाह

शरीराचे पोषण करण्यासाठी सामग्रीचा स्रोत

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિર્વાહ

શરીરને પોષવા માટે સામગ્રીનો સ્ત્રોત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜೀವನಾಂಶ

ದೇಹವನ್ನು ಪೋಷಿಸುವ ವಸ್ತುಗಳ ಮೂಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉപജീവനം

ശരീരത്തെ പോഷിപ്പിക്കുന്നതിനുള്ള വസ്തുക്കളുടെ ഉറവിടം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੁਜ਼ਾਰਾ

ਸਰੀਰ ਨੂੰ ਪੋਸ਼ਣ ਦੇਣ ਲਈ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਸਰੋਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

رزق

جسم کی پرورش کے لیے مواد کا ایک ذریعہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

维持生计

滋养身体的物质来源

🇯🇵Japanese

栄養

体に栄養を与える物質の供給源

🇰🇷Korean

생계

몸에 영양을 공급하는 재료의 원천

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nguồn dinh dưỡng

nguồn nguyên liệu để nuôi dưỡng cơ thể

🇹🇭Thai

การยังชีพ

เป็นแหล่งวัตถุดิบในการบำรุงร่างกาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

rezeki

sumber bahan untuk menyehatkan tubuh

🇵🇭Filipino

kabuhayan

pinagmumulan ng mga materyales na magpapalusog sa katawan

🇲🇾Malay

rezeki

sumber bahan untuk menyihatkan badan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

القوت

مصدر للمواد اللازمة لتغذية الجسم

🇮🇷Persian

رزق و روزی

منبعی از مواد برای تغذیه بدن

🇹🇷Turkish

geçim

vücudu besleyen bir malzeme kaynağı

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִחיָה

מקור לחומרים להזנת הגוף

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The primary meaning of 'sustenance' is 'a source of materials to nourish the body'.

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In which domain is the word 'sustenance' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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