salubrious

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(sə-lū'brē-əs) pronunciation
adj.
Conducive or favorable to health or well-being.

[From Latin salūbris, from salūs, health.]

salubriously sa·lu'bri·ous·ly adv.
salubriousness sa·lu'bri·ous·ness or sa·lu'bri·ty (-brĭ-tē) n.

Fowler's Modern English Usage:

salubrious, salutary

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Both words are derived from the Latin word salus meaning 'health'. Salubrious essentially means 'giving health' and hence also 'pleasant, agreeable'
(The Prince of Wales bestowed a polite eye upon her, then turned to the rather more salubrious prospect of his favourite savoury—A. Myers, 1992)
, whereas salutary means 'producing healthy effects' and hence 'beneficial', usually in an admonitory context in association with words such as effect, lesson, and reminder
(More generally comes a salutary warning that is well worth taking on board, that 'it is to the undying shame of the Scottish people that wild fish in Scotland are in a precarious state'—Scotland on Sunday, 2006).

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Definition: health-giving
Antonyms: insalubrious, unhealthy, unwholesome

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beneficial, healthful
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Healthful, nutritious.

pronunciation The salubrious effects of the spa were evident in her rosy cheeks and bouncy step.

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Conducive to health; wholesome.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sund

Nederlands (Dutch)
heilzaam, aangenaam

Français (French)
adj. - salubre

Deutsch (German)
adj. - gesund

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - υγιεινός

Italiano (Italian)
rispettabile, salubre

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - salubre, saudável

Русский (Russian)
здоровый, полезный, целительный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - saludable, salubre, sano

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - hälsosam, sund

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
有益健康的, 清爽的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有益健康的, 清爽的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 건강에 좋은, 상쾌한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 健康的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) نافع للصحه, صحي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מבריא, יפה לבריאות‬


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