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- pronunciation:
- hel
thi
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
healthier, healthiest |
| definition 1: |
When you are healthy, you feel good and you are not sick. You are strong and you will not get sick easily.
After staying home for a week because of a cold, Isabel was finally healthy enough to go back to school.- synonyms:
- well
- antonyms:
- bad, delicate, ill, sick, unhealthy
- similar words:
- fit, hearty, normal
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| definition 2: |
When something is healthy, it means that it is good for your body or your mind. If you eat healthy food, you eat food that is good for your body.
Kayla's mom and dad say that exercise and fresh air are healthy for her. They want Kayla to play outside more.Fruits and vegetables are healthy foods.- antonyms:
- unhealthy
- similar words:
- hearty
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| definition 3: |
If something is healthy, it's strong and doesn't have or seem to have anything wrong with it. It doesn't show any sickness or damage.
The doctor said that my grandfather has a healthy heart.Ross has his healthy appetite back now. He couldn't eat much when he was sick. |
| related words: |
normal, trim |
| derivations: |
healthily (adv.), healthiness (n.) |
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