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salutary

  (săl'yə-tĕr'ē) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Effecting or designed to effect an improvement; remedial: salutary advice.
  2. Favorable to health; wholesome: a salutary climate.

[Middle English saluter, from Old French salutaire, from Latin salūtāris, from salūs, salūt-, health.]

salutarily sal'u·tar'i·ly (-târ'ə-lē) adv.
salutariness sal'u·tar'i·ness n.
 
 
Antonyms: salutary

adj

Definition: beneficial
Antonyms: irrelevant, unwelcome

adj

Definition: healthy
Antonyms: unhealthy, unwholesome


 
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IN BRIEF: Healthful, beneficial.

pronunciation It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by praise. — William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965), English short story writer, novelist and playwright.

 
Translations: Translations for: Salutary

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sund, gavnlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
weldadig, gezond

Français (French)
adj. - salutaire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - heilsam, gesund

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ωφέλιμος, εξυγιαντικός, σωτήριος

Italiano (Italian)
salutare

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - salutar

Русский (Russian)
здоровый, полезный для здоровья, целительный, полезный, благотворный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - saludable, benéfico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - nyttig, hälsosam, välgörande

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
有益的, 有益健康的, 有用的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有益的, 有益健康的, 有用的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 건강에 좋은, 이로운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 有益な, 健康によい, 健康的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مفيد, صحي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מועיל, בריא, טוב‬


 
 

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