health

A1 Topic:Health & Medicine

Also spelled elth and elth’s

US /hɛlθ/ UK /ˈhɛlθ/ See IPA manual

Freq #1434

Meanings

1

noun
The general condition of a person's body and mind.

My health has been excellent since I started exercising.
2

noun
The state of being free from illness or injury.

Eating well is important for good health.
3

noun
The overall condition or strength of something such as a business or system.

The directors are worried about the financial health of the company.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 noun · the state of being free... wellness

Word family

Derived forms cyberhealthe-healthehealthhealth-carehealth-conscioushealthbarhealthcarehealthenhealthfulhealthiehealthificationhealthify

Related forms heal

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Phrases (11)

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good health
a state of being well and free from illness

Adjective + noun
mental health
a person's psychological and emotional wellbeing

Adjective + noun
poor health
a state of being unwell or suffering from persistent illness

Adjective + noun
improve health
to make one's physical or mental condition better

Verb + noun
public health
the health and wellbeing of the general population as a concern of government

Adjective + noun
damage health
to cause harm to one's physical condition

Verb + noun

Simplified etymology

Health is an Old English formation based on hale, following the same pattern by which wealth was formed from well.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English helthe, from Old English hǣlþ, from Proto-West Germanic *hailiþu, from Proto-Germanic *hailiþō, from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“whole, hale”). Cognate with Old High German heilida. Analyzable as whole, hale, or heal + -th (abstract nominal suffix). More at heal. Doublet of wholth.

helthe Middle English hǣlþ Old English *hailiþu Proto-West Germanic *hailiþō Proto-Germanic *hailaz Proto-Germanic

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Topics

Health & Medicine

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# health

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /hɛlθ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈhɛlθ/
**Frequency rank:** 1434

## Meanings
1. The general condition of a person's body and mind.
2. The state of being free from illness or injury.
3. The overall condition or strength of something such as a business or system.

## Examples
- My health has been excellent since I started exercising.
- Eating well is important for good health.
- The directors are worried about the financial health of the company.

## Derived Forms
- cyberhealth
- e-health
- ehealth
- health-care
- health-conscious
- healthbar
- healthcare
- healthen
- healthful
- healthie
- healthification
- healthify

## Related Forms
- heal

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: helthe
- Root: hǣlþ
- Root: *hailiþu
- Root: *hailiþō
- Root: *hailaz

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English helthe, from Old English hǣlþ, from Proto-West Germanic *hailiþu, from Proto-Germanic *hailiþō, from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“whole, hale”). Cognate with Old High German heilida. Analyzable as whole, hale, or heal + -th (abstract nominal suffix). More at heal. Doublet of wholth.

## AI Etymology
Health is inherited from Middle English helthe, from Old English hǣlþ, from Proto-West Germanic *hailiþu, from Proto-Germanic *hailiþō, from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“whole, hale”). Cognate with Old High German heilida. Analyzable as whole, hale, or heal + -th (abstract nominal suffix). More at heal. Doublet of wholth. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. In current use, the main senses are “The general condition of a person's body and mind” and “The state of being free from illness or injury”.

## Topics
- Health & Medicine

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