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health⋅y

[hel-thee]
–adjective, health⋅i⋅er, health⋅i⋅est.
1. possessing or enjoying good health or a sound and vigorous mentality: a healthy body; a healthy mind.
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.
4. prosperous or sound: a healthy business.
5. Informal. fairly large: I bought a healthy number of books.

Origin:
1545–55; health + -y 1


health⋅i⋅ly, adverb
health⋅i⋅ness, noun


1. hale, hearty, robust. 3. nutritious, nourishing. Healthy, healthful, salutary, wholesome refer to the promotion of health. Healthy, while applied esp. to what possesses health, is also applicable to what is conducive to health: a healthy climate; not a healthy place to be. Healthful is applied chiefly to what is conducive to health: healthful diet or exercise. 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.


1. sick.
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Main Entry: healthy
Pronunciation: 'hel-thE
Function: adjective
Inflected Forms: health·i·er; -est
1 : enjoyinghealth and vigor of body, mind, or spirit
2 : revealing a state of health healthy complexion>
3 : conducive to health —health·i·ly /-th&-lE/ adverbhealth·i·ness /-thE-n&s/ noun
Medical Dictionary

healthy health·y (hěl'thē)
adj. health·i·er, health·i·est

  1. Possessing good health.

  2. Conducive to good health; healthful.

  3. Indicative of sound, rational thinking or frame of mind.


health'i·ly adv.
health'i·ness n.

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