Healthsome
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhɛlθsəm/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Healthsome is an adjective meaning (archaic) Conducive to good health.
Meaning
(archaic) Conducive to good health.
Example Sentences
‘It is not healthsome always to be eating meaty things.’
Shall I not, then, be stifled in the vault, To whose foul mouth no healthsome air breathes in,
A breeze from the north-west chased the blood to healthsome leaping, and caught the breath like an unexpected kiss.
And the generative powers of the world are healthsome, And there is no poison of destruction in them: Nor hath Hades royal dominion upon earth,
Synonyms for healthsome
Depending on context, synonyms include salubrious, wholesome.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include healthy, healthful, salutiferous, good, salubrious, salutary.
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