healthy
healthy Lexical Profile
healthy Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Enjoying good physical or mental vigor and free from disease or illness.
"The pediatrician confirmed that the newborn was strong and completely healthy."
Promoting or conducive to good health and physical well-being.
"Maintaining a balanced diet rich in vegetables and whole grains is a healthy lifestyle choice."
Functioning well, prosperous, or showing positive and balanced development (of an economy, organization, or relationship).
"Open communication and mutual respect are the foundations of a healthy marriage."
Substantial, considerable, or impressively large in amount or degree.
"The charity event raised a healthy sum of money for the local community center."
Word Nuance & Usage
Traditionally, usage guides distinguished 'healthy' (possessing good health, as of a person) from 'healthful' (conducive to good health, as of food or climate), though 'healthy' is now standard and universally accepted in both senses.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the mid-16th century from the noun 'health' plus the suffix '-y', ultimately tracing back to the Old English 'hǣlþ', meaning wholeness or soundness, which is related to the adjective 'whole'.