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aliments

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for aliments.

Editorial note

Healthy people that beat cancer 5 times and 20 other aliments and croak at 90 are really expensive.

Examples14
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(figuratively) Nourishment, sustenance.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of aliments gathered in one view.

noun

(figuratively) Nourishment, sustenance.

noun

(Scotland) An allowance for maintenance; alimony.

noun

(now rare) Food.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for aliments.

noun

(figuratively) Nourishment, sustenance.

noun

(Scotland) An allowance for maintenance; alimony.

noun

(now rare) Food.

Example sentences

1

Healthy people that beat cancer 5 times and 20 other aliments and croak at 90 are really expensive.

2

Wouldn't it be great if this single thing was the cause of ALL of these aliments?

3

By sitting so close to the LCD you end up with myopia and other eye aliments.

4

The various aliments complement their contents of nutrients and a pair of certain aliments can be very healthy, even when eating only one in the absence of the other would be unhealthy.

5

For small quantities, most aliments are neither healthy nor unhealthy, they do not provide any noticeable contribution, positive or negative.

6

You could phrase it as paying someone to be vegan is paying them to limit which aliments they put into their body.

7

Perhaps for other aliments it's better, but again, that begs the question -- better compared to what else and what are those risks?

8

Maybe other aliments like metabolic issues were kicked off by a nasty cold?

9

Concurrently they accrue various aliments which further impacts upon their quality of life.

10

Of course I'm not saying that a lack of exercise is the root cause of everyone's aliments, but worth consideration.

11

Inevitably, they will get sick, pay for outrageous priced miracle drugs (like Ozempic) or for other aliments that could be preventable and eventually die.

12

My strong hunch is that village shamans could successfully treat far, far fewer aliments than you could with OTC medications and first aid supplies.

Quote examples

1

"Water" only fasting is the key to 95% of all aliments we in western culture deal with.

2

Many people will completely ignore extreme signals of unhealthiness (pain, shortness of breath, trouble sleeping), because it's "normal" while another group simply can't believe they don't have some treatable disease to explain all their aliments.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use aliments in a sentence?

Healthy people that beat cancer 5 times and 20 other aliments and croak at 90 are really expensive.

What does aliments mean?

(figuratively) Nourishment, sustenance.

What part of speech is aliments?

aliments is commonly used as noun.