healthful C2+ Topic:Health & Medicine US /ˈhɛlθfəl/ UK /ˈhɛlθfəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj conducive to good health; wholesome They credited their longevity to a simple, healthful diet of grains and greens. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · conducive to good health;... wholesomesalubriousnourishingbeneficialsalutarynutritious ↔ Opposites unhealthfulunwholesomeharmfulnoxiousinsalubrious Word family Forms healthfulnessunhealthful Derived forms healthfullyhealthfulness Related forms healthhealthyheal Common collocations healthful nutrition Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From health plus -ful; health derives from Old English hælth ('wholeness, soundness'), from hāl ('whole, sound'), from Proto-Germanic *hailaz. hælth Old English *hailaz Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Health & Medicine Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # healthful **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈhɛlθfəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈhɛlθfəl/ ## Meanings 1. conducive to good health; wholesome ## Examples - They credited their longevity to a simple, healthful diet of grains and greens. ## Synonyms - wholesome - salubrious - nourishing - beneficial - salutary - nutritious ## Antonyms - unhealthful - unwholesome - harmful - noxious - insalubrious ## Derived Forms - healthfully - healthfulness ## Related Forms - health - healthy - heal ## Roots and Affixes - Root: hælth - Root: *hailaz ## Etymology From health plus -ful; health derives from Old English hælth ('wholeness, soundness'), from hāl ('whole, sound'), from Proto-Germanic *hailaz. ## AI Etymology Healthful comes from health plus -ful; health derives from Old English hælth ('wholeness, soundness'), from hāl ('whole, sound'), from Proto-Germanic *hailaz. The etymological trail includes Old English hælth and Proto-Germanic *hailaz. As an adjective, healthful describes what is conducive to good health; wholesome. The same family is visible in derived forms such as healthfully and healthfulness and related forms such as health, healthy, and heal. ## Topics - Health & Medicine - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown