alimentative

9.9

Relates to food that gives the body energy or keeps it healthy

adjective
/ˌælɪˈmɛnətɪv/

Specialized

: alimentario

The alimentative properties of this fruit are well known.

Examples

A diet rich in vitamins has great alimentative value for children.
The alimentative benefits of whole grains are evident in many studies.
Scientists studied the alimentative functions of digestive enzymes.
The plant's alimentative properties make it important in traditional remedies.
Eating a balanced diet is alimentative for overall health.
A diet rich in vitamins has great alimentative value for children.
Eating a balanced diet is alimentative for overall health.

Synonyms

nutritional

vsalimentative

62 3.5

Food that helps people grow and stay healthy

focuses on supplying nourishment rather than studying or obtaining it

nourishing

vsalimentative

4 2.1

Food or drink that helps the body grow and stay healthy

focuses on being about supply rather than actively giving nourishment

alimentary

vsalimentative

Specialized

1 7.9

About food and the process of eating and digestion

focuses on supplying food rather than the whole nutrition process

nutritive

vsalimentative

1 5.5

Food or drink that gives the body what it needs to grow and stay healthy

relates to the supply of food rather than actively providing it

alimental

vsalimentative

Archaic

9.9

That provides food or energy for the body

focuses more on the supply or provision side of nourishment

Surface Forms

alimentative positive

Morphology

alimentative = aliment (semi-transparent) = aliment + ative + ive

While 'aliment' is a known root, the suffix '-ive' implies an adjectival form, which may not be immediately clear to all learners.

Etymology

Alimentative comes from the Latin word alimentum meaning 'food', and it is like the English word alimentary which also talks about feeding. So alimentative describes something that gives or supplies 'nourishment' or 'food'.