Home › Words › S › sustentaclesustentaclesustentacle · noun — sustenance or substance.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom Latin sustentaculum. See sustentation.nounsustenance or substance.e.g.“That God's the sustentacle of all Natures” — 1642, Henry More, Psychathanasia:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.sustentacular 76% match — Serving to support or sustain. vs sustentacle →sustentate 75% match — To sustain. vs sustentacle →sustentator 74% match — A sustaining part or structure. vs sustentacle →sustentive 73% match — Serving to sustain. vs sustentacle →sustenance 72% match — Something that provides support or nourishment. vs sustentacle →sustainingly 59% match — So as to sustain or offer sustenance. vs sustentacle →substant 58% match — Something that subsists. vs sustentacle →nonsustenance 57% match — Absence of sustenance. vs sustentacle →