healthy

Words with a similar base: healthy

'healthy'

[healthy.a.01] as in: having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease

Examples:
a rosy healthy baby
staying fit and healthy

'healthy'

[healthy.s.01] as in: financially secure and functioning well

Examples:
a healthy economy

'healthy'

[healthy.s.02] as in: promoting health; healthful; ; ; ; ; - C.B.Davis

Examples:
a healthy diet
clean healthy air
plenty of healthy sleep
healthy and normal outlets for youthful energy
the salubrious mountain air and water
carrots are good for you

'healthy'

[healthy.s.03] as in: exercising or showing good judgment

Examples:
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

'healthy'

[goodly.s.01] as in: large in amount or extent or degree

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

Origins

					healthy (English)
├── -y (English)
│   └── -y (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── health (English)
    └── helthe (Middle English (1100-1500))
        └── hælþ (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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