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salubrious

[ suh-loo-bree-uh s ]
/ səˈlu bri əs /
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adjective

favorable to or promoting health; healthful: salubrious air.

RELATED WORDS

beneficial, good, healthful, healthy, hygienic, invigorating, salutary, sanitary, wholesome

Nearby words

saltwater taffy, saltworks, saltwort, salty, salty dog, salubrious, salubrity, salud, salugi, saluki, saluresis

Origin of salubrious

1540–50; < Latin salūbr(is) promoting health (akin to salūs health) + -ious
Related forms
Can be confusedsalubrious salutary (see synonym study at salutary)
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British Dictionary definitions for salubrious

salubrious

/ (səˈluːbrɪəs) /

adjective

conducive or favourable to health; wholesome
Derived Formssalubriously, adverbsalubriousness or salubrity (səˈluːbrɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for salubrious

C16: from Latin salūbris, from salūs health
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Word Origin and History for salubrious

salubrious

adj.

1540s, from Latin salubris "promoting health, healthful," from salus (genitive salutis) "welfare, health" (see salute (v.)). Related: Salubriously; salubriousness.

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Medicine definitions for salubrious

salubrious

[ sə-lōō′brē-əs ]

adj.

Conducive or favorable to health or well-being.
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