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.
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.
OTHER WORDS FROM healthy
health·i·ly, adverb health·i·ness, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH healthy
healthful healthy (see synonym study at the current entry)Words nearby healthy
healthcare,
healthcare proxy,
healthful,
healthism,
healthonism,
healthy,
healthyish,
healy,
heaney,
heao,
heap
Example sentences from the Web for healthily
British Dictionary definitions for healthily
healthy
/ (ˈhɛlθɪ) /
adjective healthier or healthiest
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, nounMedical definitions for healthily
healthy
[ hĕl′thē ]
adj.
Possessing good health.
Conducive to good health; healthful.
Indicative of sound, rational thinking or frame of mind.