nutrient vs aliment

aliment vs nutrient

nutrient and aliment both are nouns.

nutrient is an adjective but aliment is not an adjective.

nutrient is not a verb while aliment is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nutrient	Yes	Yes	No	No
aliment	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, aliment is a hyponym of nutrient; that is, aliment is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than nutrient:

nutrient: any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
aliment: a source of materials to nourish the body

Other hyponyms of nutrient include vitellus, yolk, comfort food, comestible, eatable, edible, pabulum, victual, victuals, fare, food product, foodstuff, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals, commissariat, provender, provisions, viands, victuals, feed, provender, manna, manna from heaven, miraculous food, beverage, drink, drinkable, potable, water, soul food, micronutrient, chyme, culture medium, medium.

nutrient (noun)	aliment (noun)
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue	a source of materials to nourish the body
any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis

nutrient (adjective)	aliment (adjective)
of or providing nourishment

nutrient (verb)	aliment (verb)
	give nourishment to

Difference between nutrient and aliment

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