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healthy

UK/ˈhɛːl.d̪iː/ US/ˈhɛl.θi/ common

adjective

1.

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

  • “a rosy healthy baby”
  • “staying fit and healthy”
2.

financially secure and functioning well

  • “a healthy economy”
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3.

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.

physically and mentally sound or healthy

  • “felt relaxed and fit after their holiday”
  • “keeps fit with diet and exercise”
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5.

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”

Origin

From health + -y.

Phrases

  • a healthy body is a healthy mind
  • early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise
  • healthy as a horse
  • healthy participant effect
  • healthy user bias
  • healthy worker bias

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