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nutritious

nutritious

46 2.8
Food that gives the body what it needs to grow and stay healthy
  • adjective
  • /nuˈtrɪʃəs/
translation icon : nutritivo
  • This bean of yours, how nutritious is it?
  • nutritious food
  • a nutritious meal
  • nutritious diet

So plants that are stressed are more nutritious, right?

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Examples

  • Soft and easy to eat, as well as nutritious, it is considered particularly suitable for children and older people.

    Academic text (2001)
  • I think it will be competitive with the most nutritious product in history.

  • Easy and nutritious and makes your house smell so good.

  • This is both delicious and nutritious and great for blood sugar.

  • Fast food can be nutritious.

  • So for me, potatoes are more nutritious than you would think.

  • I believe people will love my free samples, as they are both nutritious and delicious.

  • Tofu dogs are both nutritious and delicious.

  • If you eat the entire potato, it is very nutritious and an excellent source of potassium.

    Blog text (9)
  • Broccoli is a nutritious vegetable that provides essential vitamins and minerals.

Synonyms

nutritional
vsnutritious
62 3.5

Food that helps people grow and stay healthy

describes actual content that provides necessary substances not the broad process
healthful
vsnutritious
15 3.2

Good for the body and keeps you from getting sick

focuses on containing specific substances necessary for growth and health rather than general benefit
hearty
vsnutritious
13 2.7

Filling food like soup or stew that keeps you full

emphasizes containing specific substances needed for growth and health rather than fullness
nourishing
vsnutritious
4 2.1

Food or drink that helps the body grow and stay healthy

is limited to food and does not explicitly include drinks
nutritive
vsnutritious
1 5.5

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

focuses on containing specific substances needed for growth and health

Antonyms

117 1.6

Not good for your health and likely to cause illness

Does not give the body the food it needs, like chips or candy

How Nutritious

nourishing
4 2.1
nutritious
46 2.8

Surface Forms

nutritious positive
nutritiouser comparative
nutritiousest superlative

Morphology

nutritious = nutrition (transparent) = nutrition + ous

Formed by a regular derivation from 'nutrition' to an adjective with '-ous'; meaning ('providing nourishment') is directly predictable.

Etymology

Nutritious comes from the Latin verb nutrire, which means 'to feed' or 'to nourish'. Think of it like nutrition or nurture, because 'nutritious' describes food that helps the body grow and stay healthy.