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health | salubrious |

As a noun health

is the state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness.

As a adjective salubrious is

promoting health or well-being; wholesome especially as related to air.

health

English

(wikipedia health)

Alternative forms

* (obsolete)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness.
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  • A state of well-being or balance, often physical but sometimes also mental and social; the overall level of function of an organism from the cellular (micro) level to the social (macro) level.
  • Physical condition.
  • (obsolete) Cure, remedy.
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  • *:And she myght have a dysshfulle of bloode of a maydyn and a clene virgyne in wylle and in worke, and a kynges doughter, that bloode sholde be her helth , for to anoynte her withall.
  • (countable) A toast to prosperity.
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  • Derived terms

    * healthiness * healthy * healthcare * bill of health * health food * health worker

    References

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    salubrious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Promoting health or well-being; wholesome. Especially as related to air.
  • Antonyms

    * insalubrious