Sustenance Definition

sŭstə-nəns
noun
A sustaining or being sustained.
Webster's New World
One's means of livelihood; maintenance; support.
Webster's New World
That which sustains life; nourishment.
Webster's New World
Something that sustains something else; essential support.
Researchers seeking financial sustenance.
American Heritage

Something that provides support or nourishment.

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Antonyms:
  • extras

Other Word Forms of Sustenance

Noun

Singular:
sustenance
Plural:
sustenances

Origin of Sustenance

  • Middle English from Old French from sustenir to sustain sustain

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English, from Old French, from sustenir (14c), from Latin sustenire.

    From Wiktionary

Sustenance Sentence Examples

  • Katie watched her go, feeling better with the otherworldly sustenance in her system.

  • Blood is your sustenance.

  • Time was when this area's families spent their lives here, from birth to death with the soil providing their sustenance and the earth the riches, at least for a few.

  • I mean real food, sustenance.

  • They both set off into the Liverpool night seeking sustenance.

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Words Starting With

SSUSUS

Words Ending With

ECENCE

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Words Starting With S and Ending With E

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