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- [hel-thee]
- /ˈhɛl θi/
- /ˈhelθi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hel-thee]
- /ˈhɛl θi/
Definitions of healthy word
- adjective healthy possessing or enjoying good health or a sound and vigorous mentality: a healthy body; a healthy mind. 1
- adjective healthy pertaining to or characteristic of good health, or a sound and vigorous mind: a healthy appearance; healthy attitudes. 1
- adjective healthy conducive to good health; healthful: healthy recreations. 1
- adjective healthy prosperous or sound: a healthy business. 1
- adjective healthy Informal. fairly large: I bought a healthy number of books. 1
- noun healthy In good health. 1
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Origin of healthy
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1545-55; health + -y1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Healthy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
healthy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% 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".
healthy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for healthy
adj healthy
- vigorous — full of or characterized by vigor: a vigorous effort.
- tough — strong and durable; not easily broken or cut.
- normal — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- athletic — Athletic means relating to athletes and athletics.
- healthful — conducive to health; wholesome or salutary: a healthful diet.
adjective healthy
- hale and hearty — in good health
- beneficial — Something that is beneficial helps people or improves their lives.
- nourishing — promoting or sustaining life, growth, or strength: a nourishing diet.
- wholesome — conducive to moral or general well-being; salutary; beneficial: wholesome recreation; wholesome environment.
- salubrious — favorable to or promoting health; healthful: salubrious air.
noun healthy
- infrared — the part of the invisible spectrum that is contiguous to the red end of the visible spectrum and that comprises electromagnetic radiation of wavelengths from 800 nm to 1 mm.
- garnet — Henry Highland, 1815–82, U.S. clergyman and abolitionist.
- red — John, c1460–1529, English poet.
- fuchsia — a plant belonging to the genus Fuchsia, of the evening primrose family, including many varieties cultivated for their handsome drooping flowers.
- claret — Claret is a type of French red wine.
Antonyms for healthy
adj healthy
- idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
- inactive — not active: an inactive volcano.
- lethargic — of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.
- kind — of a good or benevolent nature or disposition, as a person: a kind and loving person.
- apathetic — If you describe someone as apathetic, you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about doing anything.
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