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healthy
adjective \ˈhel-thē also ˈhelt-\
: having good health : not sick or injured
: showing good health
: good for your health
health·i·erhealth·i·est
Full Definition of HEALTHY
2
: evincing health <a healthy complexion>
3
: conducive to health <walk three miles every day … a beastly bore, but healthy — G. S. Patton>
4
a : prosperous, flourishing b : not small or feeble : considerable
— health·i·ly \-thə-lē\ adverb
— health·i·ness \-thē-nəs\ noun
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First Known Use of HEALTHY
1552
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Synonym Discussion of HEALTHY
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>.
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HEALTHILY Defined for Kids
healthy
adjective \ˈhel-thē\
health·i·erhealth·i·est
Definition of HEALTHY for Kids
1
: being sound and well : not sick
2
: showing good health <a healthy complexion>
3
: aiding or building up health <healthy exercise>
4
: rather large in extent or amount <They made a healthy profit.>
— health·i·ly \-thə-lē\ adverb <living healthily>
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healthy
adjective \ˈhel-thē\
health·i·erhealth·i·est
Medical Definition of HEALTHY
1
: enjoying health and vigor of body, mind, or spirit
2
: revealing a state of health <a healthy complexion>
3
: conducive to health
—health·i·ly \-thə-lē\ adverb
—health·i·ness \-thē-nəs\ noun
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