healthy

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
14
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈhɛl.θi/
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/ˈhɛl.θi/ · /ˈhel.θi/ · /ˈhɛld̪(ʱ)i/

Definition of healthy

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Enjoying good health; free from disease or disorder.
    “He was father to three healthy kids.”
    “a healthy mind in a healthy body”
    “Brush regularly to keep your teeth and gums strong and healthy.”
    “My fruit trees are looking very healthy.”
    “By one o'clock the place was choc-a-bloc. […] The restaurant was packed, and the promenade between the two main courts and the subsidiary courts was thronged with healthy-looking youngish people, drawn to the Mecca of tennis from all parts of the country.”
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adj

  1. Enjoying good health; free from disease or disorder.
    “He was father to three healthy kids.”
    “a healthy mind in a healthy body”
    “Brush regularly to keep your teeth and gums strong and healthy.”
    “My fruit trees are looking very healthy.”
    “By one o'clock the place was choc-a-bloc. […] The restaurant was packed, and the promenade between the two main courts and the subsidiary courts was thronged with healthy-looking youngish people, drawn to the Mecca of tennis from all parts of the country.”
  2. Conducive to health.
    “A healthy diet can help to maintain proper weight.”
    “Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits. ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.”
    “It was heretical to say that protein wasn't healthy, let alone say it promoted cancer.”
    “Eric Andre: You know, they say if it's gray it's healthy for you. Jack McBrayer: No one has ever said that. Hannibal Burress: Only thing gray that you could eat and it'd be healthy for you is, uhh, I think seal meat.”
  3. Evincing health.
    “Her face had a healthy glow.”
  4. (figuratively)Significant, hefty; beneficial.
    “a healthy respect for authority”
    “Sam unwrapped the sandwich and took a healthy bite out of the middle.”
    “a healthy dislike, a healthy contempt”
    ““Healthy engagement” is how the company describes its aim. “We are building ChatGPT to help users thrive and reach their goals,” Hannah Wong, OpenAI’s spokeswoman, said.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From health + -y.

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