Meaning

3 senses
  1. Beneficial to bodily health.

    gesund

    поле́зный для здоро́вьяpoléznyj dlja zdoróvʹja, поле́зныйpoléznyj, здоро́выйzdoróvyj

  2. Conducive to moral or spiritual prosperity; salutary.

  3. (archaic)Synonym of healthy (“evincing health”).

More definitions
  • conducive to good health of body or mind
  • free from filth and pathogens

Examples

4 sentences
  1. My goats are more healthful than this man's oxen will ever be.

  2. More Vietnamese citizens are looking for food products that are healthful.

  3. Despite being rich in cholesterol, eggs are also a great source of healthful nutrients, such as protein, vitamins, phospholipids, and carotenoids.

  4. More Vietnamese citizens are looking for food products that are healthful—only to end up with products that are anything but that.

Translations

6 languages
Русский
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Deutsch
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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

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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