health
the general condition of the body or mind with reference to soundness and vigor: good health;poor health.
soundness of body or mind; freedom from disease or ailment: to have one's health;to lose one's health.
a polite or complimentary wish for a person's health, happiness, etc., especially as a toast: We drank a health to our guest of honor.
vigor; vitality: economic health.
Origin of health
1Other words for health
Other words from health
- healthward, adjective, adverb
- sub·health, noun
Words that may be confused with health
- health , heath
Words Nearby health
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How to use health in a sentence
As for the actual health benefits of rice cakes, like so many other foods marketed as “better for you,” they’re really just that — marketing.
The Rise and Fall of the Rice Cake, America’s One-Time Favorite Health Snack | Brenna Houck | September 17, 2020 | EaterCiting audiences’ health and safety as a top priority, The Kennedy Center is moving most planned programming to spring of 2021 and beyond.
D.C. theater scene adapts with films, concerts, and more | Patrick Folliard | September 17, 2020 | Washington BladeWhich I know can be scary for civilians — the idea that their police or health department needs military backup.
Mobilizing the National Guard Doesn’t Mean Your State Is Under Martial Law. Usually. | by Logan Jaffe | September 17, 2020 | ProPublicaPressed on these claims Tuesday, the president falsely said he had already released a health plan.
Trump contradicts CDC director on vaccine; Biden says Americans shouldn’t trust Trump | Colby Itkowitz, Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner | September 16, 2020 | Washington PostAmong all registered voters, Biden is narrowly seen as more trusted on health care, by seven percentage points.
Post-ABC Wisconsin poll shows Biden holding narrow edge over Trump | Dan Balz, Emily Guskin | September 16, 2020 | Washington Post
Not to be left behind, progressives in neighboring Wisconsin clamored to join the cutting edge of public health.
We indulge in expensive cold-pressed juices and SoulCycle classes, justifying these purchases as investments in our health.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze | Lizzie Crocker | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTHis life as a man is built around health insurance and tax services.
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President | Pierre Assouline | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTEach individual race involves an unusual collaboration between researchers, manufacturers, and public-health entities.
Children in households with more equitable participation of men show better health and development.
How Good Dads Can Change the World | Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBut men, through neglecting the rules of health, pass quickly to old age, and die before reaching that term.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II) | Henry Osborn TaylorBut I suppose, as he is my nearest relative, it is but natural he should be anxious about my health.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsThis Captain Kirton was really the best of the Kirton bunch: a quiet, unassuming young man, somewhat delicate in health.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodBut in the end his health gave way, and the Emperor himself wrote to Prince Eugne telling him to send the old warrior home.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonWhy use dangerous cosmetics when Jones' soap retains youth and health for the complexion, and fosters the development of beauty?
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James Wills
British Dictionary definitions for health
/ (hɛlθ) /
the state of being bodily and mentally vigorous and free from disease
the general condition of body and mind: in poor health
the condition of any unit, society, etc: the economic health of a nation
a toast to a person, wishing him or her good health, happiness, etc
(modifier) of or relating to food or other goods reputed to be beneficial to the health: health food; a health store
(modifier) of or relating to health, esp to the administration of health: a health committee; health resort; health service
an exclamation wishing someone good health as part of a toast (in the phrases your health, good health, etc)
Origin of health
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with health
see clean bill of health.
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