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healthy.

Enjoying good health; free from disease or disorder.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈhɛl.θi/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈhel.θi/Australia/ˈhɛːl.d̪iː/India, North/ˈhɛːl.t̪hiː/India, North
  1. Enjoying good health; free from disease or disorder.

    He was father to three healthy kids.
    a healthy mind in a healthy body
  2. Conducive to health.

    A healthy diet can help to maintain proper weight.
  3. Evincing health.

    Her face had a healthy glow.
  4. Significant, hefty; beneficial.

    figuratively
    a healthy respect for authority
    Sam unwrapped the sandwich and took a healthy bite out of the middle.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos Proto-Germanic *hailaz Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂der. Proto-Germanic *-iþō Proto-Germanic *hailiþō Proto-West Germanic *hailiþu Old English hǣlþ Middle English helthe English health Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English healthy From health + -y.

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