salubrity

noun

sa·​lu·​bri·​ty -brətē 

plural -es

: the quality or state of being salubrious : healthfulness, wholesomeness

expatiating on the salubrity of the cold bath

—Robert Lynd

the salubrity of their walk is sadly tinctured by carbon monoxide

—Lewis Mumford

Word History

Etymology

Middle English salubrite, from Latin salubritas, from salubris + -itas -ity

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