nurturant
/ˈnəːtʃəɹənt/adjective, noun
nurturant is spelled N-U-R-T-U-R-A-N-T: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, nurturant means “That provides nourishment; nurturing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in nurturant?
| Letters | 9: N-U-R-T-U-R-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is nurturant?
Nurturant appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce nurturant?
- UK /ˈnəːtʃəɹənt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of nurturant
- more nurturant comparative
- most nurturant superlative
- nurturants plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nurturant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That provides nourishment; nurturing.
noun
- 1
That which nurtures; a nurturing factor or influence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nurturant come from?
From nurture + -ant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).