Definitions for healthy
ˈhɛl θihealthy

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. healthy(adj)

   having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease

   "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy"

2. healthy(adj)

   financially secure and functioning well

   "a healthy economy"

3. healthy, salubrious, good for you(p)(adj)

   promoting health; healthful

   "a healthy diet"; "clean healthy air"; "plenty of healthy sleep"; "healthy and normal outlets for youthful energy"; "the salubrious mountain air and water"- C.B.Davis; "carrots are good for you"

4. healthy, intelligent, levelheaded, level-headed, sound(adj)

   exercising or showing good judgment

   "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision"

5. goodly, goodish, healthy, hefty, respectable, sizable, sizeable, tidy(adj)

   large in amount or extent or degree

   "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. healthy(Adjective)

   Enjoying health and vigor of body, mind, or spirit: well.

   He was father to three healthy kids.

2. healthy(Adjective)

   Conducive to health.

   A healthy diet and exercise can help to maintain proper weight.

3. healthy(Adjective)

   Evincing health.

   Sam unwrapped the sandwich and took a healthy bite out of the middle.

4. healthy(Adjective)

   Significant, hefty; beneficial.

   Healthy spankings never fail to restore a rascal's healthy respect for his educators, said dad while he gave Paul a healthy belting over the knee

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Healthy

   being in a state of health; enjoying health; hale; sound; free from disease; as, a healthy chid; a healthy plant

2. Healthy

   evincing health; as, a healthy pulse; a healthy complexion

3. Healthy

   conducive to health; wholesome; salubrious; salutary; as, a healthy exercise; a healthy climate

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. healthy

   The body, brain, consciousness, conscience, heart, memory, mind, spirit, soul, subconscious structures and systems all functioning at an optimum level.

   She always runs or jogs every day to maintain feeling and being healthy.

   Submitted by MaryC on December 20, 2019  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'healthy' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2825

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'healthy' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3815

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'healthy' in Adjectives Frequency: #335

How to pronounce healthy?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say healthy in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of healthy in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of healthy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of healthy in a Sentence

1. President Trump first wife:

   I can tell him 100 times, but he does what he wants anyway, he looks very, very good and is very healthy -- Big Mac is the Big Mac, what can I tell you ?

2. Willie Walsh:

   Given the scale of our operations, I see no reason why we should be confined to Airbus, that is not healthy. There [ should be ] competition between aircraft manufacturers.

3. Francois Curiel:

   It is absolutely a top price for a stone of this quality, because of its colour. There are few pink-pink the way this one was, it shows we are dealing with a very healthy stone market.

4. Barack Obama:

   It was a healthy thing for the Democratic Party to have a contested primary.

5. Samantha Heller:

   Experts believe that when students are given an adequate amount of time for lunch, they will be more likely to try healthy options and make healthy food choices which down the road may lower the risk for obesity and other chronic diseases.

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