healthful

[ helth-fuhl ]
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adjective
  1. conducive to health; wholesome or salutary: a healthful diet.

  2. having or showing good health; healthy.

Origin of healthful

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English helthful; see health, -ful

synonym study For healthful

See healthy.

Other words from healthful

  • health·ful·ly, adverb
  • health·ful·ness, noun
  • quasi-healthful, adjective
  • qua·si-health·ful·ly, adverb

Words that may be confused with healthful

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British Dictionary definitions for healthful

healthful

/ (ˈhɛlθfʊl) /


adjective

Derived forms of healthful

  • healthfully, adverb
  • healthfulness, noun

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