Meaning

2 senses

  1. Effecting or designed to effect an improvement; remedial.

    salutary advice

    исцеля́ющийisceljájuščij, целе́бныйcelébnyj

  2. Promoting good health and physical well-being; wholesome; curative.

    tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health

Examples

1 sentences

  1. Releasing anger can be salutary.

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Translations

5 languages
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By meaning 1
effecting or designed to effect an improvement; remedial: salutary advice:

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French salutaire and its source, Latin salutaris (“healthful”), from

Borrowed from Middle French salutaire and its source, Latin salutaris (“healthful”), from salus (“health”).

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Forms

more salutary, most salutary
Comparativemore salutary Lesson
Superlativemost salutary Lesson

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
healthyA1healfulhealthfulsalubrious
Close in meaning
  • tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health:good

Antonyms

2 antonyms
insalubriousinsalutary

Word family

6 related words
Relatedmedicinalsalutogenesis
Derivednonsalutarysalutarilysalutarinessunsalutary

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
saltA2saltwatersaltyB2salubrioussalutationsalutationssalute
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