sustenance vs maintenance

sustenance and maintenance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sustenance	Yes	No	No	No
maintenance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sustenance and maintenance are synonyms defined as:

sustenance and maintenance: the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence

Other synonyms of sustenance include sustainment, sustentation, upkeep.

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

sustenance: the financial means whereby one lives
maintenance: means of maintenance of a family or group

Other hyponyms of sustenance include amenities, comforts, conveniences, creature comforts, meal ticket, subsistence.

sustenance (noun)	maintenance (noun)
the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence	activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
a source of materials to nourish the body	the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
the financial means whereby one lives	the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community
	means of maintenance of a family or group
	court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated

sustenance vs maintenance

sustenance and maintenance both are nouns.

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