healthy

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhɛl.θi/

Adjective

healthy (comparative healthier, superlative healthiest)

1. Enjoying health and vigor of body, mind, or spirit: well.

   Antonyms: unhealthy

   He was father to three healthy kids.

2. Conducive to health.

   Synonyms: healthful

   Antonyms: unhealthy

   A healthy diet and exercise can help to maintain proper weight.

3. Evincing health.
4. (figuratively) Significant, hefty; beneficial.

   a healthy respect for authority

   Sam unwrapped the sandwich and took a healthy bite out of the middle.

Related terms

• heal
• healing
• whole

Translations

• French: en bonne santé, sain
• German: gesund
• Italian: sano
• Portuguese: saudável, são
• Russian: здоро́вый
• Spanish: sano, salubre

Translations

• French: bon pour la santé
• German: gesund
• Italian: sano
• Portuguese: saudável
• Russian: здоро́вый
• Spanish: saludable, sano, salubre, salutífero

Translations

• French: sain, en bonne santé
• German: gesund, anständig
• Portuguese: saudável
• Russian: здоро́вый
• Spanish: saludable, sano

Translations

• German: ordentlich
• Russian: здоро́вый

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