salubrious

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /səˈlu.bɹi.əs/ UK /səˈl(j)uː.bɹi.əs/ See IPA manual

Freq #84918

Meanings

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adj
favorable to health of mind or body

Not the most salubrious campsite.

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Synonyms

healthful

Opposites

injurious morbific

Word family

Forms insalubrious

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Phrases (1)

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most salubrious
more favorable to health and well-being than the alternatives being considered

Adverb + adjective

Etymology

From Latin salūbris (“healthy”) + -ous.

*solh₂- Proto-Indo-European salūber Latin

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