Definitions for healthy
ˈhɛl θihealthy

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

1. healthyadjective

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

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

2. healthyadjective

   financially secure and functioning well

   "a healthy economy"

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

   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, soundadjective

   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, tidyadjective

   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. healthyadjective

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

   He was father to three healthy kids.

2. healthyadjective

   Conducive to health.

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

3. healthyadjective

   Evincing health.

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

4. healthyadjective

   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?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Libby

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   Karen

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. Scott Bryan:

   We will have millions to billions of individuals of tens of different species all arriving en masse along our coastline, all healthy and potentially finding a new home.

2. Aaron Stinson:

   I consume a lot of water. I try to live a healthy lifestyle so I try not to drink too much pop, this is a lifestyle with me, I consume a lot of water, all my friends and family know that about me.

3. Anthony Fauci:

   What we are starting to see is that there are some people who are younger, people your age - young, healthy, vigorous - who don't have any underlying conditions who are getting seriously ill, it's still a very, very small minority, but it doesn't mean that young people like yourself should say, 'I'm completely exempt from any risk of getting seriously ill,'.

4. Kevin Hassett:

   That turnover is really healthy for the CEA because it is meant to be an independent advisory body.

5. Brad Allen:

   There will be a healthy dose of activism fueled by very unhappy shareholders.

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