different between nourishment vs alimentation

English

Etymology

From Middle English norisshement, from Middle French, from Old French norissement, from norrir.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, NYC) IPA^(key): /?n????m?nt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?n???m?nt/, /?n????m?nt/
• Hyphenation: nour?ish?ment

Noun

nourishment (countable and uncountable, plural nourishments)

1. The act of nourishing or the state of being nourished
2. Something that nourishes; food

Translations

Anagrams

• Southern Min

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French alimentation.

Noun

alimentation (countable and uncountable, plural alimentations)

1. (law) Alimony.
2. (biology) Nourishment, as a process or as a substance.
3. A French delicatessen.

Usage notes

The term is restricted to technical usage in English, unlike in its source language French, where alimentation is a commonplace word for "food".

References

• John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “alimentation”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN

French

Etymology

From alimenter +? -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.li.m??.ta.sj??/
• Homophone: alimentations

Noun

alimentation f (plural alimentations)

1. feeding
2. food
3. power supply

Related terms

• aliment
• alimentaire
• alimenter

Further reading

• “alimentation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle French

Noun

alimentation f (plural alimentations)

1. nourishment; alimentation