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health Definition


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health
noun
    1. A state of physical, mental and social well-being accompanied by freedom from illness or pain.
      Thesaurus: fitness, soundness, well-being, wellness, vigour, robustness, strength, salubrity; Antonym: disease, infirmity.
    2. A person's general mental or physical condition.
      Example: He's in poor health
      Thesaurus: condition, constitution, form, shape.
    3. The soundness, especially financial soundness, of an organization, country, etc.
      Example: the economic health of the nation
    4. A toast drunk in a person's honour.
    5a. Referring or relating to produce considered to be beneficial to health;
      Example: health food
    5b. Referring or relating to health.
      Example: health care
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon hælth.



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