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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: robust, hearty, hale

    Antonyms: sick

  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: nourishing, nutritious

  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

/ ˈhɛlθɪ /

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
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Derived Forms

  • ˈhealthiness, noun
  • ˈhealthily, adverb
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Other Words From

  • health·i·ly adverb
  • health·i·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of healthy1

First recorded in 1545–55; health + -y 1
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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.
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Example Sentences

And they are healthier than they have been all season.

Formerly a licensed real estate agent, Wheaton describes herself as a “founder, speaker and wellness” advocate in her website, where she supports healthy eating and lifestyle choices.

Closer to home, while reservoir levels in Northern California are healthy after recent atmospheric rivers brought historic rainfall, conditions in the lower Colorado River Basin have worsened in recent months.

“Demand for travel on Delta remains healthy with continued preference for our premium offerings,” said Delta President Glen Hauenstein during the company’s most recent earnings call.

To pretend Kennedy is just a healthy guy asking people to eat better, Republicans have suddenly discovered a yearning desire for people to drop the French fries for some broccoli.

From Salon

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