HEALTH

health

(noun) the general condition of body and mind; “his delicate health”; “in poor health”

health, wellness

(noun) a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease; “physicians should be held responsible for the health of their patients”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Noun

health (usually uncountable, plural healths)

The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness. [from 11th c.]

A state of well-being or balance, often physical but sometimes also mental and social; the overall level of function of an organism from the cellular (micro) level to the social (macro) level.

Physical condition.

(obsolete) Cure, remedy. [16th c. (Middle English: 11th-15th c.)]

(countable) A toast to prosperity. [from 17th c.]

(video games) The amount of damage an in-game object can withstand before it is destroyed.

Etymology 2

Noun

health (plural healths)

(obsolete) A warrior; hero; man.

Source: Wiktionary

Health, n. Etym: [OE. helthe, AS. hhal hale, sound, whole. See Whole.]

1. The state of being hale, sound, or whole, in body, mind, or soul; especially, the state of being free from physical disease or pain. There is no health in us. Book of Common Prayer. Though health may be enjoyed without gratitude, it can not be sported with without loss, or regained by courage. Buckminster.

2. A wish of health and happiness, as in pledging a person in a toast. "Come, love and health to all." Shak. Bill of health. See under Bill.

– Health lift, a machine for exercise, so arranged that a person lifts an increasing weight, or moves a spring of increasing tension, in such a manner that most of the muscles of the body are brought into gradual action; -- also called lifting machine.

– Health officer, one charged with the enforcement of the sanitary laws of a port or other place.

– To drink a health. See under Drink.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition