healthful
Beneficial to bodily healthBeneficial to bodily health.
» My goats are more healthful than this man's oxen will ever be.
Meaning
3 sensesBeneficial to bodily health.
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поле́зный для здоро́вьяpoléznyj dlja zdoróvʹja, поле́зныйpoléznyj, здоро́выйzdoróvyj
Conducive to moral or spiritual prosperity; salutary.
(archaic)Synonym of healthy (“evincing health”).
- conducive to good health of body or mind
- free from filth and pathogens
Examples
4 sentencesMy goats are more healthful than this man's oxen will ever be.
More Vietnamese citizens are looking for food products that are healthful.
Despite being rich in cholesterol, eggs are also a great source of healthful nutrients, such as protein, vitamins, phospholipids, and carotenoids.
More Vietnamese citizens are looking for food products that are healthful—only to end up with products that are anything but that.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English helthful, helþful, helþeful, equivalent to health + -ful.From Middle English helthful, helþful, helþeful, equivalent to health + -ful.
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Forms
healthfuller/more healthful, healthfullest/most healthful| Comparative | healthfuller / more healthful Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | healthfullest / most healthful Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonyms- free from filth and pathogens:sanitary
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form