healthy

adjective

1. 1

   Enjoying good health; free from disease or disorder.

   He was father to three healthy kids.

   a healthy mind in a healthy body

   Brush regularly to keep your teeth and gums strong and healthy.

   My fruit trees are looking very healthy.

2. 2

   Conducive to health.

   A healthy diet can help to maintain proper weight.

   Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits. ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.

   It was heretical to say that protein wasn't healthy, let alone say it promoted cancer.

   Eric Andre: You know, they say if it's gray it's healthy for you. Jack McBrayer: No one has ever said that. Hannibal Burress: Only thing gray that you could eat and it'd be healthy for you is, uhh, I think seal meat.

3. 3

   Evincing health.

   Her face had a healthy glow.

4. 4

   figurativeSignificant, hefty; beneficial.

   a healthy respect for authority

   Sam unwrapped the sandwich and took a healthy bite out of the middle.

   a healthy dislike, a healthy contempt

   “Healthy engagement” is how the company describes its aim. “We are building ChatGPT to help users thrive and reach their goals,” Hannah Wong, OpenAI’s spokeswoman, said.

Forms

comparative

healthier, more healthy

superlative

healthiest, most healthy