sustenance
/ˈsʌstənəns/
noun
- Food and drink regarded as a source of strength and nourishment; the means of sustaining life.
- Bread and water were the only sustenance available to the prisoners.
- The hikers carried enough sustenance for a three-day trek.
- Plants get their sustenance from sunlight, water, and soil nutrients.
- Something that provides support, encouragement, or emotional nourishment.
- The community's kindness gave him the sustenance he needed to keep going.
- Music provided emotional sustenance for the lonely traveler.
- Her faith was a source of sustenance during difficult times.
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