| Alimentation 1. (n.) The act or process of affording nutriment; the function of the alimentary canal. 2. (n.) State or mode of being nourished. Thesaurus Entries aliment, alimony, bread, bread and butter, food chain, keep, livelihood, maintenance, nourishment, nurture, nutriment, nutrition, nutriture, pabulum, pap, refection, refreshment, subsistence, support, sustenance |