alimental

1. 1.

   of or providing nourishment

   “good nourishing stew”

   Synonymsalimentarynourishingnutrientnutritiousnutritive

   Similarwholesome

Questions about alimental

What does alimental mean?

alimental means "of or providing nourishment".

How many syllables are in alimental?

alimental has 4 syllables: a-li-men-tal. The stress falls on "li".

What is another word for alimental?

Close synonyms include alimentary, nourishing, nutrient, nutritious, nutritive. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is alimental a common word?

alimental is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.