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healthy

adjective

Simple meaning

Having or indicating good health in body or mind.

Pronunciation

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hehlthee

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈhɛlθi

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Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

adjective

  1. Having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease

  2. Enjoying good health; free from disease or disorder.

  3. Conducive to health.

  4. Evincing health.

  5. figuratively

    Significant, hefty; beneficial.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A1 · Beginner (estimated)
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

Word Aura™

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Aura for this meaning

This meaning: Having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease

Used this way, healthy is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in medicine or healthcare contexts.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Moderate
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
No strong connotation
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Where it naturally appears

  • Medicine/healthcare

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More ways to use healthy

  • “A rosy healthy baby.”adjective

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healthy personhealthy lifehealthy bodyhealthy stateotherwise healthyperfectly healthyhealthy developmenthealthy child

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Word Family

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Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • healthfuladjectiveDerived adjective

    Conducive to good health of body or mind.

Related words

Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.

  • healthnounRelated term

    A healthy state of wellbeing free from disease.

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More about this wordSynonyms, forms, origin

Synonyms

Sense: having or indicating good health in body or mind

blooming

Antonyms

Sense: having or indicating good health in body or mind

unhealthy

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