Healthy

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhÉ›l.θi/
• Rhymes: -É›lθi

Origin

health + -y

Full definition of healthy

Adjective

1. Enjoying health and vigor of body, mind, or spirit: well.
   He was father to three healthy kids.
2. Conducive to health.
• 2013-07-19, Ian Sample, Irregular bedtimes may affect children's brains, 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.
3. A healthy diet and exercise can help to maintain proper weight.
4. Evincing health.
   Sam unwrapped the sandwich and took a healthy bite out of the middle.
5. (figuratively) Significant, hefty; beneficial.a healthy respect for authority

Synonyms

• (conducive to health) healthful

Antonyms

• unhealthy

Derived terms

• healthily
• healthiness

Related terms

• heal
• healing
• whole