SALUBRIOUS

healthy, salubrious, good for you

(adjective) promoting health; healthful; “a healthy diet”; “clean healthy air”; “plenty of healthy sleep”; “healthy and normal outlets for youthful energy”; “the salubrious mountain air and water”- C.B.Davis; “carrots are good for you”

salubrious

(adjective) favorable to health of mind or body; “not the most salubrious campsite”; “one of the less salubrious suburbs”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

salubrious (comparative more salubrious, superlative most salubrious)

Promoting health or well-being; wholesome, especially as related to air.

Synonyms

• (promoting health or well-being): healthful

Antonyms

• (promoting health or well-being): insalubrious

Source: Wiktionary


Sa*lu"bri*ous, a. Etym: [L. salubris, or saluber, fr. salus health; akin to salvus safe, sound, well. See Safe.]

Definition: Favorable to health; healthful; promoting health; as, salubrious air, water, or climate.

Syn.

– Healthful; wholesome; healthy; salutary.

– Sa-lu"bri*ous*ly, adv.

– Sa*lu"bri*ous*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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