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Another word for healthful

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Adjective

  1. Promoting good health

    See also:

    health

  2. Having good health

      1. Conducive to or indicative of good health or well-being; salutary:
      2. Conducive to or promoting social or moral well-being, especially in reflecting conventional moral values:
      1. Containing all components; complete:
      2. Not divided or disjoined; in one unit:
      3. Constituting the full amount, extent, or duration:
      1. A deep hole or shaft sunk into the earth to obtain water, oil, gas, or brine.
      2. A container or reservoir for a liquid, such as ink.
      3. A place where water issues from the earth; a spring or fountain.
      1. Vibrations transmitted through an elastic solid or a liquid or gas, with frequencies in the approximate range of 20 to 20,000 hertz, capable of being detected by human organs of hearing.
      2. Transmitted vibrations of any frequency.
      3. The sensation stimulated in the organs of hearing by such vibrations in the air or other medium.
      1. Conforming with or conformable to justice, law, or morality:
      2. In accordance with fact, reason, or truth; correct:
      3. Fitting, proper, or appropriate:
      1. Expressed warmly, exuberantly, and unrestrainedly:
      2. Complete or thorough; unequivocal:
      3. Vigorous; robust:
      1. Possessing good health:
      2. Conducive to good health; healthful:
      3. Indicative of sound, rational thinking or frame of mind:
      1. Free from infirmity or illness; sound.
      1. To be the proper size and shape for:
      2. To cause to be the proper size and shape:
      3. To measure for proper size:
    Idioms:
    See also:

    health

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Another word for healthful

Modifier
  1. See also:

    remedial

    healthy

    Antonyms:
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Sentence Examples

  • The climate is considered to be healthful notwithstanding the excessive humidity.

  • A good proof of the value of the system as remunerative and healthful, morally and physically, is seen in the growing desire of other countries to follow our lead.

  • In Norway the sprays, like those of the juniper, are scattered over the floors of churches and the sitting-rooms of dwelling-houses, as a fragrant and healthful substitute for carpet or matting.

  • Balayan has a healthful climate, and is in the midst of a fertile district (with a volcanic soil), which produces rice, cane-sugar, cacao, coffee, pepper, cotton, Indian corn, fruit (oranges, bananas, mangoes, &c.) and native dyes.

  • In general the climate of New York is typical of that of northern United States, a climate of extremes, hot in summer, and cold in winter, and yet healthful, stimulating, and, on the whole, not disagreeable.

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