healthy
Americanadjective
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possessing or enjoying good health or a sound and vigorous mentality.
a healthy body;
a healthy mind.
- Antonyms:
- sick
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pertaining to or characteristic of good health or a sound and vigorous mind.
a healthy appearance;
healthy attitudes.
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conducive to good health; healthful.
healthy recreations.
- Synonyms:
- nourishing, nutritious
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eligible for the Food and Drug Administration's label certifying that a food is suitable for helping consumers achieve a total diet that conforms to dietary recommendations.
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prosperous or sound.
a healthy business.
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Informal. fairly large.
I bought a healthy number of books.
adjective
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enjoying good health
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functioning well or being sound
the company's finances are not very healthy
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conducive to health; salutary
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indicating soundness of body or mind
a healthy appetite
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informal considerable in size or amount
a healthy sum
Related Words
Healthy, healthful, salubrious, salutary, wholesome refer to the promotion of health. Healthy, while applied especially to what possesses health, is also applicable to what is conducive to health: a healthy climate; not a healthy place to be. Healthful and salubrious are applied chiefly to what is conducive to health: healthful diet or exercise; a salubrious impact on mental outlook. 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.
Other Word Forms
- healthily adverb
- healthiness noun
Etymology
Origin of healthy
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Similar patterns were observed in 11% of outpatients and individuals who appeared healthy at the time of testing.
From Science Daily
Actually, there are tools expressly dedicated to that purpose, although even they aren’t entirely reliable substitutes for healthy skepticism employed early and frequently.
From Salon
Wherever you decide to move, it will be a sign of your healthy marriage that you’re both happy with the result.
From MarketWatch
What’s become of Kennedy’s plan to make America healthy again is a testament to the power of exposure and collective outrage.
From Salon
“Throughout Teledyne, our defense businesses remained healthy, and our shorter cycle commercial businesses continued to recover with most product families increasing either sequentially or year-over-year,” said Robert Mehrabian, the company’s executive chairman.
From Barron's
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