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healthiness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of healthiness

the condition of being sound in body
  • Healthy teeth are an indication of a horse's overall healthiness.
Synonyms of healthiness

fitness, health, heartiness, robustness, sap, soundness, wellness, wholeness, wholesomeness
Words Related to healthiness

fettle, shape

cleanliness, hygiene

hardiness, lustiness, robustiousness, ruggedness, stamina, strength, toughness, vigor, vigorousness, vitality

bloom, flush, flushness

activeness, agility, liveliness, spryness

weal, welfare, well-being
Near Antonyms of healthiness

debility, decrepitude, feebleness, frailness, infirmity, lameness, sickliness, weakness

ailment, condition, disease, disorder, malady, trouble
Antonyms of healthiness

illness, sickness, unhealthiness, unsoundness

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