define healthy
Synonyms: healthy, wholesome, sound 2, hale 1, robust, well 2. These adjectives refer to a state of good physical health. Healthy stresses the absence of disease or infirmity and is used of whole organisms as well as their parts: a healthy baby; flossed daily to promote healthy gums. healthy, healthful-Healthy is a positive descriptive of a person's (or personified thing's) physical state; healthful is used of something that favorably affects or promotes that state. 2  vegete-Describing something healthy and active, flourishing in respect to health and vigor.
healthy, sound, wholesome, robust, hale, well mean enjoying or indicative of good health. healthy implies full strength and vigor as well as freedom from signs of disease. sound emphasizes the absence of disease, weakness, or malfunction. wholesome implies appearance and behavior indicating soundness and balance.ealthy implies full strength and vigor as well as freedom from signs of disease. sound emphasizes the absence of disease, weakness, or malfunction. wholesome implies appearance and behavior indicating soundness and balance.