sustenance Definition
sus·te·nance (sus′tə nəns)
noun
- a sustaining or being sustained
- one's means of livelihood; maintenance; support
- that which sustains life; nourishment; food
Etymology: ME < OFr soustenance < LL sustinentia, patience, endurance < L sustinere: see sustain
sustenance Synonyms
sustenance Usage Examples
Converse of object
- draw: The image Jesus uses is of himself being a vine and of his followers being branches which draw sustenance and nourishment from the vine.
- seek: They both set off into the Liverpool night seeking sustenance.
- provide: There are many charities like hers which are aiming to provide material sustenance.
- need: The birds need sustenance to ensure they are fit enough to breed.
- give: We want to make sure kids with science minds are given sustenance.
- offer: This would result in a reduction of the overall vulnerability of the countries by offering additional sustenance to the economies.
Preposition: at
center: Yet more sustenance at the visitor center here eventually did the trick and the few miles back to Morvich went quite well.
Adjective modifier
- spiritual: For many people it is also a source of spiritual sustenance.
- emotional: I began to practice yoga and meditation, and developed through these, the capacity to depend far more upon myself for emotional sustenance.
- little: And when we needed a little sustenance, there were plenty of good restaurants, bars and coffee shops to choose from.
- more: Our sandwich team had meanwhile been hard at work to supply more sustenance for the hard working players.
- daily: I know how to have very very little of daily sustenance.
- needed: Everyone retired back to the club for some excellent and much needed sustenance, starting with the solids and progressing to the liquids.
Modifies a noun
economy: What goes unperceived is the destruction in nature and in people's sustenance economy that this growth creates.
Noun used with modifier
need: Visitors to the area need sustenance, just as Chaucer's pilgrims did as they set off for Canterbury from the Tabard Inn.
Preposition: of
- holiday: The cozy ambiance and yummy sustenance of a ski chalet holiday is the trendy option at present with numerous skiers.
- kind: Secured business loans are the sustenance of any kind of business.
- community: Its meadow land - Mickle Mead, was once crucial for the sustenance of the whole community.
Preposition: from
heaven: Is there a Creator, other than Allah, to give you sustenance from heaven or earth?
Preposition: for
person: It provided a home and sustenance for sixteen poor persons, one of whom was to act as warden and read prayers daily.
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