Meaning of healthful in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈhɛlθfəl/

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1. Qualitative Adjective

   healthful

   Definitions

   1. conducive to good health of body or mind

   Examples

   • « a healthful climate »
   • « a healthful environment »
   • « healthful nutrition »
   • « healthful sleep »
   • « Dickens's relatively healthful exuberance »

   Synonyms

   • anthelmintic
   • anthelminthic
   • helminthic
   • parasiticidal
   • antimicrobial
   • antimicrobic
   • carminative
   • flatus-relieving
   • cathartic
   • psychotherapeutic
   • curative
   • healing(p)
   • alterative
   • remedial
   • sanative
   • therapeutic
   • drugless
   • beneficial
   • good
   • salutary
   • medicative
   • medicinal
   • organic
   • preventive
   • preventative
   • prophylactic
   • recuperative
   • restorative

   Antonyms

   • unhealthful
2. 2. free from filth and pathogens

   Examples

   • « sanitary conditions for preparing food »
   • « a sanitary washroom »

   Synonyms

   • hygienic
   • hygienical

   Antonyms

   • unsanitary
   • insanitary
   • unhealthful