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healthful
adjective health·ful \ˈhelth-fəl also ˈheltth-\
: good for your health
Full Definition of HEALTHFUL
1
: beneficial to health of body or mind
2
: healthy <he felt incapable of looking into the girl's pretty, healthful face — Saul Bellow>
— health·ful·ly adverb
— health·ful·ness noun
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First Known Use of HEALTHFUL
14th century
Related to HEALTHFUL
- Synonyms
- good, healthy, medicinal, restorative, salubrious, salutary, salutiferous, sanative, tonic, wholesome
- Antonyms
- insalubrious, noxious, unhealthful, unhealthy, unwholesome
Synonym Discussion of HEALTHFUL
healthful, wholesome, salubrious, salutary mean favorable to the health of mind or body. healthful implies a positive contribution to a healthy condition <a healthful diet>. wholesome applies to what benefits, builds up, or sustains physically, mentally, or spiritually <wholesome foods> <the movie is wholesome family entertainment>. salubrious applies chiefly to the helpful effects of climate or air <cool and salubrious weather>. salutary describes something corrective or beneficially effective, even though it may in itself be unpleasant <a salutary warning that resulted in increased production>.
HEALTHFULNESS Defined for Kids
healthful
adjective health·ful \ˈhelth-fəl\
Definition of HEALTHFUL for Kids
: good for the health <a healthful diet>
Medical Dictionary
healthful
adjective health·ful \ˈhelth-fəl\
Medical Definition of HEALTHFUL
: beneficial to health of body or mind
—health·ful·ly \-fə-lē\ adverb
—health·ful·ness noun
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