salubrious

[suh-loo-bree-uhs]

adjective

1. favorable to or promoting health; healthful.

   salubrious air.

salubrious

/ səˈluːbrɪtɪ, səˈluːbrɪəs /

adjective

1. conducive or favourable to health; wholesome

Other Word Forms

• salubriously adverb
• salubriousness noun
• salubriousess noun
• salubrity noun
• nonsalubrious adjective
• nonsalubriously adverb
• nonsalubriousness noun
• unsalubrious adjective
• unsalubriously adverb
• unsalubriousness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of salubrious¹

1540–50; from Latin salūbr(is) “promoting health” (akin to salūs “health”) + -ious

Word History and Origins

Origin of salubrious¹

C16: from Latin salūbris, from salūs health

Synonym Study

See healthy.

Example Sentences

When the team arrived at their hotel in Garden City, a salubrious Long Island village 12 miles to the west of Bethpage, things were not quite up to scratch.

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“I like the word salubrious, like something that gives life, you know what I mean?”

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California’s salubrious climate, vigorous, entrepreneurial economy and guarantee of reproductive healthcare rights didn’t avert a population decline earlier in this decade.

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“You get a very scientific penitentiary in a very cold region that they believe to be salubrious.”

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If it weren’t for the war, a more salubrious place to do science would be hard to imagine.

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