Healthy

/ˈhɛl.θi/ · adjective

Meaning

Enjoying good health; free from disease or disorder..

Definitions by Sense

1. Enjoying good health; free from disease or disorder.
2. Conducive to health.
3. Evincing health.
4. (figuratively) Significant, hefty; beneficial.

Example Sentences

He was father to three healthy kids.

a healthy mind in a healthy body

Brush regularly to keep your teeth and gums strong and healthy.

My fruit trees are looking very healthy.

By one o'clock the place was choc-a-bloc. […] The restaurant was packed, and the promenade between the two main courts and the subsidiary courts was thronged with healthy-looking youngish people, drawn to the Mecca of tennis from all parts of the country.

At Columbia-Greene, staffers go for the most unadoptable animals to save them from euthanasia. The youngest, healthiest, cutest pets are waiting for you.

Galvanised by this knowledge, the figurine family take to exercise and healthy eating in the park, forming themselves into the key words "Eat" (better), "Move" (more) and "Live" (longer) of the government's urgings and soon the municipal landscape is filled with other happy, healthier families who, incidentally, look even more delicious en masse.

A healthy diet can help to maintain proper weight.

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Word Forms

• healthier
• more healthy
• healthiest
• most healthy

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