healthy

adjective

\ ˈhel-thē

also ˈhelt-\

healthier; healthiest

Definition of healthy

1a : enjoying good health healthy children tips for staying healthy : free from disease Damping off rots healthy seedlings at soil level, breaking the heart of the gardener as surely as it breaks tender stems.— Leslie Land A person with heart disease will not be able to tolerate the same doses and drugs as a person with a healthy heart.— Sallie Tisdale

b : not displaying clinical signs of disease or infection A patient with HIV may be healthy for several years before developing either the cluster of symptoms identified as AIDS or any of the bacterial, viral, fungal or protozoal infections known as AIDS Related Complex …— Al Veerhoff

2 : beneficial to one's physical, mental, or emotional state : conducive to or associated with good health or reduced risk of disease healthy foods a healthy lifestyle … walk three miles every day … a beastly bore, but healthy.— G. S. Patton Generally, a BMI of 19 to 25 indicates a healthy weight. — Mayo Clinic Health Letter

3 : showing physical, mental, or emotional well-being : evincing good health a healthy complexion has a healthy appetite The best thing about a good sense of humor, of course, is that it's a sure sign that you have a healthy attitude—always a refreshing check in the plus column. — Glamour

4a : prosperous, flourishing a healthy economy

b : not small or feeble : considerable a healthy sum of money

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Other Words from healthy

healthily \ ˈhel-thə-lē

\ adverb

eat healthily

healthiness \ ˈhel-thē-nəs

\ noun

Much has been made in recent years of the healthiness of the Mediterranean diet, with its emphasis on fruit, vegetables, fish and olive oil. — R. W. Apple Jr.

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healthy, sound, wholesome, robust, hale, well mean enjoying or indicative of good health. healthy implies full strength and vigor as well as freedom from signs of disease. a healthy family sound emphasizes the absence of disease, weakness, or malfunction. a sound heart wholesome implies appearance and behavior indicating soundness and balance. a face with a wholesome glow robust implies the opposite of all that is delicate or sickly. a lively, robust little boy hale applies particularly to robustness in old age. still hale at the age of eighty well implies merely freedom from disease or illness. she has never been a well person

Examples of healthy in a Sentence

The company is financially healthy. always a hard worker, Grandma has remained healthy into her 80s

Recent Examples on the Web

China’s property market is still healthy in many areas. — Dominique Fong, WSJ, "China’s Property Market, Once a Lifeline, Now Carries Economic Risks," 16 Feb. 2019 In order to have a good pregnancy and bonding with the baby, a mom needs to be healthy. — Korin Miller, SELF, "How New Recommendations on Perinatal Depression Might Change Your Next Prenatal Appointment," 14 Feb. 2019 Humans and Muppets alike consistently promote healthy and happy marriages. — Michael Taube, WSJ, "Sesame Is a Two-Way Street," 10 Feb. 2019 Of course, celery is a perfectly healthy and harmless food, as is the juice made from it. — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, "Surprise: Celery Juice Will Not Cure All of Your Health Issues," 25 Jan. 2019 In Walker & Company Brands, Procter & Gamble acquires the cachet of an emerging player in healthy and beauty focused on serving the country’s growing multicultural customer base. — Jason Del Rey, Recode, "Procter & Gamble has acquired the startup aiming to build the Procter & Gamble for people of color," 12 Dec. 2018 While the post was not explicitly about recovery, the caption and activity itself seem like Demi is finding her balance and doing what keeps her happy and healthy. — Elly Belle, Teen Vogue, "Demi Lovato Posted a Gym Selfie About Her "Jiu Jitsu Hair" on Instagram," 5 Dec. 2018 But healthy meal delivery services are out there, and there are a lot of them. — Glamour, "The 11 Best Healthy Food Delivery Services When You Just Can't With Grocery Shopping," 2 Jan. 2019 The eurozone was looking its healthiest in a decade. — Jon Sindreu, WSJ, "The Region That Keeps Disappointing Investors," 31 Dec. 2018

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