healthy meaning and definition

HEALTHY adjective

Definition of healthy (adjective)

1. having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
   • "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy"
   • antonym: unhealthy
2. financially secure and functioning well
   • "a healthy economy"
3. promoting health; healthful
   • "a healthy diet"; "clean healthy air"; "plenty of healthy sleep"; "healthy and normal outlets for youthful energy"; "the salubrious mountain air and water"- C.B.Davis; "carrots are good for you"
   • synonyms: good for you, salubrious
4. exercising or showing good judgment
   • "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision"
   • synonyms: intelligent, levelheaded, level-headed, sound
5. large in amount or extent or degree
   • "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune"
   • synonyms: goodish, goodly, hefty, respectable, sizable, sizeable, tidy