sustenance
Use Sustenance in a sentence
tə noun
1.
means of sustaining life; nourishment.
2.
means of livelihood.
3.
the process of sustaining.
4.
the state of being sustained.
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| —n | |
| 1. | means of sustaining health or life; nourishment |
| 2. | means of maintenance; livelihood |
| 3. | Also: sustention the act or process of sustaining or the quality of being sustained |
| [C13: from Old French sostenance, from sustenir to | |
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Word Origin & History
sustenance
c.1300, "means of living, subsistence, livelihood," from O.Fr. sustenance (Fr. soutenance), from L.L. sustinentia "endurance," from L. sustinens, prp. of sustinere (see sustain). Meaning "action of sustaining life by food" is from late 14c. Sense of "nourishment" is recorded from c.1489.
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Example sentences
After the first frost, they retreat to their underground burrows and snooze until spring, drawing their sustenance from body fat.
The search for food and water leads them to the best place to find sustenance and shelter.
But gutless, vote hungry politicians need sustenance.
The only pertinent question is what kind of culture fires our imagination and provides the sustenance of our daily lives.
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