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healthy

  • adjective
  • /ˈhɛl.θi/

Enjoying good health; free from disease or disorder.

Example

“He was father to three healthy kids.”

Other meanings

  1. Conducive to health.

    “A healthy diet can help to maintain proper weight.”

  2. Evincing health.

    “Her face had a healthy glow.”

Related words

  • healthification
  • healthify
  • healthily
  • healthiness
  • healthy as a horse
  • healthy participant effect
  • healthy user bias
  • healthy worker bias
  • heart-healthy
  • nonhealthy
  • superhealthy
  • unhealthy

Example sentences

  • “Is air frying as healthy as baking?”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
  • “A healthy body and mind create lasting beauty.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
  • “We love competition and healthy attendance, with deep respect.”

    Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “healthy” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.