HEALTHINESS

Etymology

Noun

healthiness (usually uncountable, plural healthinesses)

(uncountable) The state or quality of being healthy.

(countable) The product or result of being healthy.

Source: Wiktionary


Health"i*ness, n.

Definition: The state of being healthy or healthful; freedom from disease.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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