healthy
[ hel-thee ]
/ ˈhɛl θi /
adjective, health·i·er, health·i·est.
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.
prosperous or sound: a healthy business.
Informal. fairly large: I bought a healthy number of books.
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healthcare, healthcare proxy, healthful, healthism, healthonism, healthy, healthyish, healy, heaney, heao, heap
SYNONYMS FOR healthy
3 nutritious, nourishing. Healthy, healthful, 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 is applied chiefly to what is conducive to health: healthful diet or exercise. 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.
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health·i·ly, adverbhealth·i·ness, nounCan be confused
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British Dictionary definitions for healthily
healthy
/ (ˈhɛlθɪ) /
adjective healthier or healthiest
enjoying good health
functioning well or being soundthe company's finances are not very healthy
conducive to health; salutary
indicating soundness of body or minda healthy appetite
informal considerable in size or amounta healthy sum
Derived Forms
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Medicine definitions for healthily
healthy
[ hĕl′thē ]
adj.
Possessing good health.
Conducive to good health; healthful.
Indicative of sound, rational thinking or frame of mind.
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health′i•ly adv.health′i•ness n.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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