healthy
possessing or enjoying good health or a sound and vigorous mentality: a healthy body;a healthy mind.
pertaining to or characteristic of good health or a sound and vigorous mind: a healthy appearance;healthy attitudes.
conducive to good health; healthful: healthy recreations.
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.
prosperous or sound: a healthy business.
Informal. fairly large: I bought a healthy number of books.
Origin of healthy
1synonym study For healthy
Other words for healthy
Opposites for healthy
Other words from healthy
- health·i·ly, adverb
- health·i·ness, noun
Words that may be confused with healthy
- healthful, healthy (see synonym study at the current entry)
Words Nearby healthy
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How to use healthy in a sentence
“There are historic reasons why talking about sex is jarring, and those reasons aren’t very healthy,” Borichevsky says.
A New Podcast Explores Sex in the Great Outdoors | Heather Hansman | February 12, 2021 | Outside OnlineI realized I needed to be healthier, and walking is just one piece of it.
The ‘garbage guy’ walks 12 miles a day around D.C. picking up trash: ‘I’ll pick up pretty much anything.’ | Sydney Page | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostSo, if you’re both largely healthy, don’t feel like you have to hold off on cuddling or having sex.
How to celebrate Valentine’s Day in a pandemic | Sara Kiley Watson | February 10, 2021 | Popular-ScienceHopefully we can have a healthy lineup once we start playing again.
The Caps are dealing with an unexpected break. They hope to use it to recover and reset. | Samantha Pell | February 10, 2021 | Washington PostHaving a better understanding of coyotes and how they play a role in our cities will lead to a safer and healthier urban ecosystem.
Four wild animals that are thriving in cities | By Ryan Chelius/Outdoor Life | February 9, 2021 | Popular-Science
The citizens of Stevens Point defeated fluoridation by a healthy margin.
And more trivial modifications like altering bodily odors and promoting a healthy lifestyle.
At present, not every woman is young enough, fertile enough, or healthy enough to have a baby using her own eggs or her own womb.
But self-doubt, while a healthy quality for human beings to have, is alas not a plus for politicians.
Mario Cuomo: An OK Governor, but a Far Better Person | Michael Tomasky | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThey just might change how they feel, how healthy they are, and how they live their lives.
Out gets Uncle David, looking brown and healthy after his northern excursion.
Checkmate | Joseph Sheridan Le FanuIt will hold tenaciously there, the last of its race, days after the decay of its greener and more healthy-looking mates.
And as I know you are always so busy telling people how perfectly healthy they are, come next Sunday to tea at five.
Bella Donna | Robert HichensNotwithstanding the intense heat the open-air life of the march was healthy, and, in many respects, agreeable.
The Red Year | Louis TracyWell over 70 now, healthy and p. 93energetic still, he occupies the position he did then.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph Tatlow
British Dictionary definitions for healthy
/ (ˈhɛlθɪ) /
enjoying good health
functioning well or being sound: the company's finances are not very healthy
conducive to health; salutary
indicating soundness of body or mind: a healthy appetite
informal considerable in size or amount: a healthy sum
Derived forms of healthy
- healthily, adverb
- healthiness, noun
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