Nearby Words
adjective, hal·er, hal·est.
free from disease or infirmity; robust; vigorous: hale and hearty men in the prime of life.
Related forms
hale·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. sound, healthy,
1. sound, healthy,
Antonyms
1. sickly.
1. sickly.
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Hale
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
Example Sentences
- Indeed, many boffins are irked by how hale and hearty the venerable model is proving.
- Hale has the best antecedents, and has been favored with the best course of training to fit him for his chosen work.
- Hale has been admitted to probate and its provisions made known.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
verb (used with object), haled, hal·ing.
1.
to compel (someone) to go: to hale a man into court.
2.
to haul; pull.
Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English halen < Middle French haler < Germanic; compare Dutch halen to pull, fetch; akin to Old English geholian to get, German holen to fetch. See haul
1175–1225; Middle English halen < Middle French haler < Germanic; compare Dutch halen to pull, fetch; akin to Old English geholian to get, German holen to fetch. See haul
Related forms
hal·er, noun
noun
1.
Edward Everett, 1822–1909, U.S. clergyman and author.
3.
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Word Origin & History
hale
"healthy," O.E. hal "healthy" (see health). The Scottish and northern English form of whole, it was given a literary sense of "free from infirmity" (1734).
EXPANDhale
"drag, summon," c.1200, from O.Fr. haler "to pull, haul," from Frankish *halon or O.Du. halen, both from P.Gmc.; probably also from O.E. geholian "obtain" (see haul).
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