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sa·lu·bri·ous

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–adjective

favorable to or promoting health; healthful: salubrious air.

[Origin: 1540–50; < L salūbr(is) promoting health (akin to salūs health) + -ious

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—Related forms

sa·lu·bri·ous·ly, adverb

sa·lu·bri·ous·ess, sa·lu·bri·ty

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sa·lu·bri·ous Audio Help (sə-lōō'brē-əs) Pronunciation Key
adj. Conducive or favorable to health or well-being.

[From Latin salūbris, from salūs, health; see sol- in Indo-European roots.]

sa·lu'bri·ous·ly adv., sa·lu'bri·ous·ness, sa·lu'bri·ty (-brĭ-tē) n.

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salubrious

1547, from L. salubris "promoting health, healthful," from salus (gen. salutis) "welfare, health" (see salute).

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salubrious
adjective
1.	promoting health; healthful; "a healthy diet"; "clean healthy air"; "plenty of healthy sleep"; "healthy and normal outlets for youthful energy"; "the salubrious mountain air and water"- C.B.Davis; "carrots are good for you" [syn: healthy]
2.	favorable to health of mind or body; "not the most salubrious campsite"; "one of the less salubrious suburbs"

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Salubrious

Sa*lu"bri*ous\, a. [L. salubris, or saluber, fr. salus health; akin to salvus safe, sound, well. See Safe.] Favorable to health; healthful; promoting health; as, salubrious air, water, or climate.

Syn: Healthful; wholesome; healthy; salutary. -- Sa-lu"bri*ous*ly, adv. -- Sa*lu"bri*ous*ness, n.

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