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healthful
conducive to health; wholesome: We serve only healthful food.
Not to be confused with:
healthy – enjoying good health; hearty; robust: The children are all healthy.
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health·ful
(hĕlth′fəl)adj.
1. Conducive to good health; salutary.
2. Healthy. See Usage Note at healthy.
health′ful·ly adv.
health′ful·ness n.
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healthful
(ˈhɛlθfʊl) ˈhealthfully adv
ˈhealthfulness n
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health•ful
(ˈhɛlθ fəl)adj.
1. conducive to health; wholesome or salutary: a healthful diet.
2. healthy.
[1350–1400]
health′ful•ly, adv.
health′ful•ness, n.
syn: See healthy.
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Adj. | 1. | healthful - conducive to good health of body or mind; "a healthful climate"; "a healthful environment"; "healthful nutrition"; "healthful sleep"; "Dickens's relatively healthful exuberance" antiseptic - thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms; "doctors in antiseptic green coats"; "the antiseptic effect of alcohol"; "it is said that marjoram has antiseptic qualities" wholesome - conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being; "wholesome attitude"; "wholesome appearance"; "wholesome food" unhealthful - detrimental to good health; "unhealthful air pollution"; "unhealthful conditions in old apartments with peeling lead-based paint" |
2. | healthful - free from filth and pathogens; "sanitary conditions for preparing food"; "a sanitary washroom" |
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healthful
adjective healthy, beneficial, good for you, bracing, nourishing, wholesome, nutritious, invigorating, salutary, salubrious, health-giving Does the college cafeteria provide a healthful diet?
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healthful
adjective1. Promoting good health:
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healthful
, healthgivingadj → gesund
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healthful
adj saludableEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.