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noun. assistance

aid

help

relief

support

sustenance

noun. nourishment

diet
food

sustenance

bread and butter

noun. sustaining income

living
means

noun. food

noun. nourishment

noun. food

noun. relief

noun. food

noun. continuation

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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.

Example Sentences for sustenance

The larva pierces the spider's tough skin and sucks its blood for sustenance.

Others suckle your scalp to extract your bodily fluids for sustenance.

His pigs get almost all of their sustenance from grazing on greens.

The only pertinent question is what kind of culture fires our imagination and provides the sustenance of our daily lives.