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sustenance
Overview of noun sustenance
The noun sustenance has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals -- (a source of materials to nourish the body)
2. support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance -- (the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood")
3. sustenance, sustentation, sustainment, maintenance, upkeep -- (the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence; "they were in want of sustenance"; "fishing was their main sustainment")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sustenance
3 senses of sustenance
Sense 1
nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals
=> food, nutrient
=> substance, matter
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance
=> resource
=> assets
=> possession
=> relation
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
sustenance, sustentation, sustainment, maintenance, upkeep
=> support
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun sustenance
2 of 3 senses of sustenance
Sense 1
nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals
=> milk
=> course
=> dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat
=> dish
=> fast food
=> finger food
=> ingesta
=> kosher
=> meal, repast
=> mess
=> mince
=> puree
=> stodge
=> wheat germ
=> vitamin pill
=> vitamin
Sense 2
support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance
=> comforts, creature comforts, amenities, conveniences
=> maintenance
=> meal ticket
=> subsistence
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sustenance
3 senses of sustenance
Sense 1
nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals
=> food, nutrient
Sense 2
support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance
=> resource
Sense 3
sustenance, sustentation, sustainment, maintenance, upkeep
=> support
Antonyms of noun sustenance
Member Holonyms of noun sustenance
Substance Holonyms of noun sustenance
Part Holonyms of noun sustenance
Member Meronyms of noun sustenance
Substance Meronyms of noun sustenance
Part Meronyms of noun sustenance
Meronyms of noun sustenance
Holonyms of noun sustenance
Attributes of noun sustenance
Derived Forms of noun sustenance
3 senses of sustenance
Sense 1
nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals
RELATED TO>(verb) sustain#3
=> nourish, nurture, sustain
Sense 2
support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance
RELATED TO>(verb) sustain#4
=> sustain, keep, maintain
Sense 3
sustenance, sustentation, sustainment, maintenance, upkeep
RELATED TO>(verb) sustain#1
=> prolong, sustain, keep up
Domain of noun sustenance
Domain Terms of noun sustenance
Familiarity of noun sustenance
sustenance used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun sustenance
3 senses of sustenance
Sense 1
nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals
> food, nutrient
=> yolk, vitellus
=> comfort food
=> comestible, edible, eatable, pabulum, victual, victuals
=> fare
=> foodstuff, food product
=> nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals
=> commissariat, provisions, provender, viands, victuals
=> feed, provender
=> miraculous food, manna, manna from heaven
=> beverage, drink, drinkable, potable
=> water
=> soul food
=> chyme
Sense 2
support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance
> resource
=> natural resource, natural resources
=> labor resources
=> support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance
=> support, financial support, funding, backing, financial backing
=> ways and means
Sense 3
sustenance, sustentation, sustainment, maintenance, upkeep
> support
=> sustenance, sustentation, sustainment, maintenance, upkeep
=> logistic support, logistic assistance
Meronyms of noun sustenance
3 senses of sustenance
Sense 1
nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals
=> food, nutrient
HAS PART: food, solid food
Holonyms of noun sustenance
Grep of noun sustenance
sustenance
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