adjective (healthier, healthiest)
1 having good health and not likely to become ill:
a healthy child / animal / tree * Keep healthy by eating well and exercising regularly.
OPPUNHEALTHY
2 [usuallybeforenoun] good for your health:
a healthy diet / climate / lifestyle
OPPUNHEALTHY
3 [usuallybeforenoun] showing that you are in good health:
to have a healthy appetite * a shampoo that keeps hair looking healthy
4 normal and sensible:
The child showed a healthy curiosity. * She has a healthy respect for her rival's talents. * It's not healthy the way she clings to the past.
OPPUNHEALTHY
5 successful and working well:
a healthy economy * Your car doesn't sound very healthy.
6 [usuallybeforenoun] large and showing success:
a healthy bank balance * a healthy profit
healthily adverb:
to eat healthily
healthiness noun [U]
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WHICHWORD?
healthy / well
Healthy describes a person who is rarely ill or things that are good for your health: a healthy child / diet / lifestyle.
Well describes your health on a particular occasion: I'm sorry to hear you were not well yesterday. * You're looking well. * I hope you'll feel better soon.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for healthy is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does healthy appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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