healthy
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- well, active, fit, hale and hearty, in fine fettle, in good shape (informal), in the pink, robust, strong
- wholesome, beneficial, hygienic, invigorating, nourishing, nutritious, salubrious, salutary

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Antonyms: unhealthy, unhealthful
Contrasted words: decrepit, delicate, feeble, fragile, frail, weak, infirm, poorly, sickly
Related Idioms: fit as a fiddle, in (top) condition, in fine fettle, in shape, in trim, sound as a dollar, up to snuff
Related Words: hearty, iron, lusty, robust, thriving, vigorous, rugged, stalwart, strong, sturdy, tough, agile, chipper, spry, blooming, rosy

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English Thesaurus: healthy, well, fine, all right/OK, better, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

health‧y S3 W3 /ˈhelθi/ adjective (comparative healthier, superlative healthiest)
[Word Family: noun: health, healthiness; adverb: healthily ≠ unhealthily; adjective: healthy ≠ unhealthy]

1. PERSON/ANIMAL/PLANT physically strong and not likely to become ill or weak:
a healthy baby boy
I’ve always been perfectly healthy until now.

2. GOOD FOR YOUR BODY good for your body:
a healthy lifestyle
a healthy diet
the importance of healthy eating

3. SHOWING GOOD HEALTH showing that you are healthy:
Her face had a healthy glow.
All of our kids have healthy appetites (=they like to eat a lot).

4. BEHAVIOUR/ATTITUDE used to describe an attitude, feeling, or behaviour that is natural, normal, and sensible:
I don’t think it’s healthy for her to spend so much time alone.
healthy respect/disrespect/scepticism etc
a healthy disrespect for silly regulations

5. COMPANY/RELATIONSHIP ETC a healthy company, society, relationship, economy etc is working effectively and successfully:
a healthy economy with a well-trained workforce

6. AMOUNT large and showing that someone is successful – used about amounts of money:
a healthy profit
a healthy bank balance
—healthily adverb
—healthiness noun [uncountable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

healthy
adj.
I. not ill
VERBS appear, be, be born, feel, look, seem | become | keep, remain, stay | make sb Working in the open air has made him very healthy.
keep sb Her good diet had kept her healthy.
ADV. extremely, fantastically, really, very | perfectly He's a perfectly healthy child.
fairly, quite, reasonably | apparently The rare disorder strikes apparently healthy boys between the ages of five and twelve.
disgustingly (informal, ironic) You look disgustingly healthy! How do you manage it?
otherwise She looked pale, but otherwise healthy.
mentally, physically
PHRASES fit and healthy

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

healthy
II. producing good health
VERBS be | consider sth a new diet which is considered much healthier than previous ones
ADV. extremely, very We have a very healthy diet.
quite Their lifestyle is quite healthy.
generally

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

healthy
III. working well
VERBS be | remain
ADV. extremely, very The economy is extremely healthy at the moment.
fairly, quite, reasonably, relatively | basically, fundamentally, generally | financially

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

healthy having good health:
A good diet keeps you healthy.
They tested the drug on healthy volunteers.
well used especially when describing or asking about how someone feels or looks:
I don’t feel well.
How was James – did he look well?
fine spoken used in a reply to a question about your health, or when talking about someone else’s health. Use fine only in replies, not in questions or statements:
‘Hi, Tom, how are you?’ ‘Fine, thanks.’
She had a bad cold, but she’s fine now.
all right/OK spoken not ill or injured. These expressions are very commonly used in everyday spoken English:
You look pale – are you feeling all right?
He’s had an accident but he’s OK.
better less ill than you were, or no longer ill:
I’m feeling a lot better now.
Don’t come back to school until you’re better.
fit healthy, especially because you exercise regularly:
She keeps fit by cycling everywhere.
Police officers have to be physically fit and have good eyesight.
in (good) shape healthy and fit:
Jogging keeps me in pretty good shape.
robust literary healthy and strong, and not likely to become ill:
He had a robust constitution (=a strong and healthy body).
robust plants
a robust girl, wearing a thick woollen sweater
be/look a picture of health to look very healthy:
She looked a picture of health as she posed for the cameras.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

install to put a piece of equipment somewhere and connect it so that it is ready to be used:
The company is installing a new computer system.
How much does it cost to install central heating?
put in to install something. Put in is more common in everyday English than install and is used especially about things that are not very complicated to install:
The workmen are coming to put the new windows in today.
They removed the bath and put in a shower instead.
fit to put a new part or piece of equipment into or onto something:
I had to fit new locks after the burglary.
All vehicles must have seatbelts fitted.
lay to put cables or a carpet in the correct place on the ground:
Work on laying the telephone cables has not yet begun.
Two workmen were laying carpet tiles in the kitchen.
healthy having good health:
A good diet keeps you healthy.
They tested the drug on healthy volunteers.
well used especially when describing or asking about how someone feels or looks:
I don’t feel well.
How was James – did he look well?
fine spoken used in a reply to a question about your health, or when talking about someone else’s health. Use fine only in replies, not in questions or statements:
‘Hi, Tom, how are you?’ ‘Fine, thanks.’
She had a bad cold, but she’s fine now.
all right/OK spoken not ill or injured. These expressions are very commonly used in everyday spoken English:
You look pale – are you feeling all right?
He’s had an accident but he’s OK.
better less ill than you were, or no longer ill:
I’m feeling a lot better now.
Don’t come back to school until you’re better.
in (good) shape healthy and fit:
Jogging keeps me in pretty good shape.
robust literary healthy and strong, and not likely to become ill:
He had a robust constitution (=a strong and healthy body).
robust plants
a robust girl, wearing a thick woollen sweater
be/look a picture of health to look very healthy:
She looked a picture of health as she posed for the cameras.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲