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salubrious

[suh-loo-bree-uhs] Origin

sa·lu·bri·ous

[suh-loo-bree-uhs]
adjective
favorable to or promoting health; healthful: salubrious air.

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

sa·lu·bri·ous·ly, adverb
sa·lu·bri·ous·ess, sa·lu·bri·ty [suh-loo-bri-tee] , noun
non·sa·lu·bri·ous, adjective
non·sa·lu·bri·ous·ly, adverb
non·sa·lu·bri·ous·ness, noun
EXPAND
un·sa·lu·bri·ous, adjective
un·sa·lu·bri·ous·ly, adverb
un·sa·lu·bri·ous·ness, noun
COLLAPSE

salubrious, salutary (see synonym note at salutary).
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salubrious (səˈluːbrɪəs)
 
adj
conducive or favourable to health; wholesome
 
[C16: from Latin salūbris, from salūs health]
 
sa'lubriously
 
adv
 
sa'lubriousness
 
n
 
salubrity
 
n

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Word Origin & History

salubrious
1547, from L. salubris "promoting health, healthful," from salus (gen. salutis) "welfare, health" (see salute).
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salubrious sa·lu·bri·ous (sə-l&oomacr;'brē-əs)
adj.
Conducive or favorable to health or well-being.

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