Found 2 items, similar to sustenance.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: sustenance
sustenance
n 1: a source of materials to nourish the body [syn:
nutriment,
nourishment,
nutrition,
aliment,
alimentation,
victuals]
2: the financial means whereby one lives;
“each child was
expected to pay for their keep”;
“he applied to the state
for support”;
“he could no longer earn his own livelihood”
[syn:
support,
keep,
livelihood,
living,
bread and butter
]
3: the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of
subsistence;
“they were in want of sustenance”;
“fishing
was their main sustainment” [syn:
sustentation,
sustainment,
maintenance,
upkeep]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Sustenance
Sustenance
\Sus"te*nance\, n. [OF. sustenance, sostenance,
soustenance: cf. L. sustenentia endurance. See
Sustain.]
1. The act of sustaining; support; maintenance; subsistence;
as, the sustenance of the body; the sustenance of life.
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2. That which supports life; food; victuals; provisions;
means of living; as, the city has ample sustenance.
“A
man of little sustenance.” --Chaucer.
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For lying is thy sustenance, thy food. --Milton.
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