4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Healthy \Health"y\ (-[y^]), a. [Compar. {Healthier} (-[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Healthiest}.] 1. Being in a state of health; enjoying health; hale; sound; free from disease; as, a healthy child; a healthy plant. [1913 Webster] His mind was now in a firm and healthy state. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. Evincing health; as, a healthy pulse; a healthy complexion. [1913 Webster] 3. Conducive to health; wholesome; salubrious; salutary; as, a healthy exercise; a healthy climate. Syn: Vigorous; sound; hale; salubrious; healthful; wholesome; salutary. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: healthier See {healthy} From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: healthier adj : improved in health or physical condition [syn: {fitter}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: healthy adj 1: having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy" [ant: {unhealthy}] 2: financially secure and functioning well; "a healthy economy" 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" [syn: {salubrious}, {good for you(p)}] 4: physically and mentally sound or healthy; "felt relaxed and fit after their holiday"; "keeps fit with diet and exercise" [syn: {fit}] [ant: {unfit}] 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" [syn: {intelligent}, {levelheaded}, {sound}] [also: {healthiest}, {healthier}]
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