˜yÐÄvlog

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

healthy

[ hel-thee ]

adjective

healthier, healthiest.
  1. possessing or enjoying good health or a sound and vigorous mentality:

    a healthy body;

    a healthy mind.

    Synonyms: , ,

    Antonyms:

  2. pertaining to or characteristic of good health or a sound and vigorous mind:

    a healthy appearance;

    healthy attitudes.

  3. conducive to good health; healthful:

    healthy recreations.

    Synonyms: ,

  4. eligible for the Food and Drug Administration's label certifying that a food is suitable for helping consumers achieve a total diet that conforms to dietary recommendations.
  5. prosperous or sound:

    a healthy business.

  6. Informal. fairly large:

    I bought a healthy number of books.



healthy

/ ˈ³óÉ›±ôθɪ /

adjective

  1. enjoying good health
  2. functioning well or being sound

    the company's finances are not very healthy

  3. conducive to health; salutary
  4. indicating soundness of body or mind

    a healthy appetite

  5. informal.
    considerable in size or amount

    a healthy sum

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Derived Forms

  • ˈ³ó±ð²¹±ô³Ù³ó¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ˈ³ó±ð²¹±ô³Ù³ó¾±±ô²â, adverb
Discover More

Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³ó±ð²¹±ô³Ù³ó·¾±Â·±ô²â adverb
  • ³ó±ð²¹±ô³Ù³ó·¾±Â·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
Discover More

˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of healthy1

First recorded in 1545–55; health + -y 1
Discover More

Synonym Study

Healthy, healthful, salubrious, salutary, wholesome refer to the promotion of health. Healthy, while applied especially to what possesses health, is also applicable to what is conducive to health: a healthy climate; not a healthy place to be. Healthful and salubrious are applied chiefly to what is conducive to health: healthful diet or exercise; a salubrious impact on mental outlook. Salutary suggests something that is conducive to well-being generally, as well as beneficial in preserving or in restoring health: salutary effects; to take salutary measures. It is used also to indicate moral benefit: to have a salutary fear of devious behavior. Wholesome has connotations of attractive freshness and purity; it applies to what is good for one, physically, morally, or both: wholesome food; wholesome influences or advice.
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

After picking Oz to lead CMS, Trump said in a statement there "there may be no physician more qualified and capable...to make America healthy again".

From

Few details are known about the group, other than they are a hunter-gatherer community who live in small settlements and are "extremely healthy", he said.

From

“Infest†spoke to a generation of disaffected young men in a way that felt healthy.

From

The Sentebale head said she hoped the public and donors would now see there was a new board of trustees "acting appropriately to demonstrate and ensure good governance and a healthy culture".

From

“We’ve made huge strides over the past few years alone in terms of guaranteeing healthier food options, farm to table, more fruits and vegetables available to our kids,†Carvalho said.

From

Advertisement

Related ˜yÐÄvlogs

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement