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health

health
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [helth]
    • /hɛlθ/
    • /helθ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [helth]
    • /hɛlθ/

Definitions of health word

  • noun health the general condition of the body or mind with reference to soundness and vigor: good health; poor health. 1
  • noun health soundness of body or mind; freedom from disease or ailment: to have one's health; to lose one's health. 1
  • noun health a polite or complimentary wish for a person's health, happiness, etc., especially as a toast: We drank a health to our guest of honor. 1
  • noun health vigor; vitality: economic health. 1
  • noun health The state of being free from illness or injury. 1
  • noun health state of body, mind 1

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Origin of health

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English helthe, Old English hǣlth. See hale1, whole, -th1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Health

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

health popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

health usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for health

noun health

  • strength — the quality or state of being strong; bodily or muscular power; vigor.
  • well-being — a good or satisfactory condition of existence; a state characterized by health, happiness, and prosperity; welfare: to influence the well-being of the nation and its people.
  • fitness — health.
  • verdure — greenness, especially of fresh, flourishing vegetation.
  • tone — (Theobald) Wolfe, 1763–98, Irish nationalist and martyr for independence.

adjective health

  • medical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.

Antonyms for health

noun health

  • lethargy — the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity.
  • weakness — the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.
  • disease — a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection, poisons, nutritional deficiency or imbalance, toxicity, or unfavorable environmental factors; illness; sickness; ailment.
  • illness — unhealthy condition; poor health; indisposition; sickness.
  • infirmity — a physical weakness or ailment: the infirmities of age.

Top questions with health

  • what is public health?
  • what is health?
  • how to get health insurance?

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