act of sustaining or being sustained; nourishment, food; livelihood, maintenance, support, upkeep
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Sustenance Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The act of sustaining; support; maintenance; subsistence; as, the sustenance of the body; the sustenance of life.
The act of sustaining; support; maintenance; subsistence; as, the sustenance of the body; the sustenance of life.
(n.)
That which supports life; food; victuals; provisions; means of living; as, the city has ample sustenance.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutThat which supports life; food; victuals; provisions; means of living; as, the city has ample 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.
2. that which supports life; food; victuals; provisions; means of living; as, the city has ample sustenance. "a man of little sustenance." for lying is thy sustenance, thy food.
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 [syn: sustentation, sustainment, maintenance, upkeep]
Food.
Bara = n. bread; sustenance
Gosymdeithio = v. to provide sustenance
Porth = n. aid, help what bears; sustenance; a carriage; a ferry; a port; a gateway
Ysporthiant = n. sustenance
Noun
1. a source of materials to nourish the body
(synonym) nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, aliment, alimentation, victuals
(hypernym) food, nutrient
(hyponym) milk
(derivation) nourish, nurture, sustain
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"
(synonym) support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter
(hypernym) resource
(hyponym) comforts, creature comforts, amenities, conveniences
(derivation) sustain, keep, maintain
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"
(synonym) sustentation, sustainment, maintenance, upkeep
(hypernym) support
(derivation) prolong, sustain, keep up
Sustenance Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
(Not to be confused with Substance)
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