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sa·lu·bri·ous
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bri
əs
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adjective
favorable to or promoting health; healthful:
salubrious air.
Origin:
1540–50;
<
Latin
salūbr
(
is
) promoting health (akin to
salūs
health) +
-ious
Related forms
sa·lu·bri·ous·ly,
adverb
sa·lu·bri·ous·ess,
sa·lu·bri·ty
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ti
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,
noun
non·sa·lu·bri·ous,
adjective
non·sa·lu·bri·ous·ly,
adverb
non·sa·lu·bri·ous·ness,
noun
un·sa·lu·bri·ous,
adjective
un·sa·lu·bri·ous·ly,
adverb
un·sa·lu·bri·ous·ness,
noun
Can be confused:
salubrious,
salutary
(see synonym study at
salutary
).
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World English Dictionary
salubrious
(səˈluːbrɪəs)
—
adj
conducive or favourable to health; wholesome
[C16: from Latin
salūbris,
from
salūs
health]
sa'lubriously
—
adv
sa'lubriousness
—
n
salubrity
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
salubrious
1547, from L. salubris "promoting health, healthful," from salus (gen. salutis) "welfare, health" (see
salute
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
salubrious
sa·lu·bri·ous (sə-l&oomacr;'brē-əs)
adj.
Conducive or favorable to health or well-being.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Example sentences
The environment was more
salubrious
, with nutritious food available from their crops and cows.
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