nutritious

Language: en

🇬🇧 /njuˈːtrɪʃəs/ 🇺🇸 /nuːˈtrɪʃəs/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Providing nourishment; containing substances necessary for growth, health, and good condition; rich in nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, proteins, and other essential dietary components.; Having a high nutritional value relative to its caloric content; being beneficial to one's diet and overall well-being.; Conducive to or promoting nutrition; serving as a source of sustenance.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Comparative: more nutritious Superlative: most nutritious

Collocations

nutritious foodnutritious mealhighly nutritiousnutritious dietnutritious snacknutritious and delicious

Derivatives

nutritionnutritiouslynutritiousnessnutrientnutritionalmalnutritionnutriment

Synonyms

nourishingwholesomehealthynutritivehealthfulsustaining

Antonyms

unhealthynon-nutritiousjunk

Commonly confused

nutritive
EN: 'Nutritive' relates to the process or function of nutrition (more technical/scientific), while 'nutritious' means providing good nutrition (more common in everyday use).
nutritional
EN: 'Nutritional' relates to nutrition as a subject or field (e.g., nutritional information), while 'nutritious' describes food that is good for you.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember 'nutritious' ends in '-itious' (like 'fictitious'), not '-icious' or '-itous'. A common error is writing 'nutricious' or 'nutritous'.

💬 Examples

  1. A nutritious breakfast of oatmeal, fruit, and yogurt provides the energy needed to start the day.

  2. Leafy green vegetables are among the most nutritious foods you can eat.

  3. The doctor recommended a nutritious diet to help the patient recover from surgery.