healthy - Master This Word
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healthy Word Meanings
- in good physical or mental condition
- good for health
- promoting well-being
healthy Example Sentences
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healthy Phonetic & Pronunciation
UK
/ˈhɛl.θi/
US
/ˈhɛl.θi/
healthy Word Etymology
heal + -thy (related to state or quality) → Old English hælþ → Middle English healthy. Imagine feeling vibrant and strong, a robust person running through a sunlit field, living their best life.
Note 1: These definitions and etymologies are not standard dictionary definitions, but extended explanations provided to help with memorization and understanding of the actual application of words. Through this background information, we strive to make words more vivid and easier to understand, and help you remember their meanings in real life.
Note 2: LexiTalk designs the learning flow around the linguistics principle of “Comprehensible Input.” When learners encounter material that is slightly above their level but still understandable from context, the brain naturally absorbs the language. That’s why we keep every word inside authentic contexts, using examples and associations to help you understand it and use it flexibly.
Read the FAQ explanation of Comprehensible InputEnglish Brain Route
Start with a slow stretch, I move my arms and inhale, watching the body soften as tension shifts. I set a small goal to walk a block and keep my pace steady, feeling the heartbeat settle into a calm rhythm. The sense of being healthy grows from this choice, a light push of effort turning into ease and focus. That moment echoes into daily life, guiding meals, screens, and rest toward steady care rather than quick impulses.
Real Context
Healthy describes someone who is in good physical or mental condition, or something that is good for health. It is used for people, habits, foods, and environments that support well-being. For people, you can say a healthy adult or a healthy lifestyle. For foods, healthy foods are balanced and nutrient-rich, but not all low-fat or low-calorie items are automatically healthy. Common collocations include healthy diet, healthy weight, healthy mind, and healthy lifestyle. Learners often confuse healthy with healthful, or assume that anything low in calories is healthy. Practically, healthy describes things that promote health, rather than simply the absence of illness, and it appears in many everyday expressions.
Usage Reminders
- Use healthy for people, foods, habits, and places that support well-being.
- Don’t assume all low-fat or low-calorie items are automatically healthy.
- Pair with nouns: a healthy diet, a healthy weight, a healthy mind.
- Differentiate healthy from healthful: healthful is less common and often means naturally health-promoting.
- Remember it describes a state or quality, not just the absence of illness.
Common Misconceptions
- Healthy means never getting sick
- All healthy foods are strictly low-fat or low-calorie
- Low-calorie automatically equals healthy
- Healthy can only describe people, not foods or places
- Healthy and healthful are always interchangeable
Thinking Differences
Explain to an English speaker (meta, keep short)
Learning Tips
- Learn the main collocations: healthy diet, healthy weight, healthy mind, healthy lifestyle, healthy environment, healthy habits.
- Compare with healthful to see usage gaps.
- Remember it can describe people and things that promote health, not just the absence of illness.
- Practice with verbs stay/keep healthy and phrases stay healthy over a period.
- Notice that not all foods labeled low-fat are necessarily healthy.
- Use a dictionary to confirm whether a product is described as 'healthy' or 'healthful'.
5-Step Learning Method - Learn English in English
Step 1: Meaning
Choose the best definition of 'healthy'.
A.Extremely wealthy or rich
B.In good physical or mental condition; free from illness
C.Very quick or fast in movement
D.A document that records medical history
Step 2: Usage
Which sentence uses 'healthy' correctly?
A.He healthy the papers before handing them in.
B.The healthy of the machine was checked before use.
C.To stay healthy, she exercises and eats plenty of vegetables and fruit.
D.They bought a healthy of chairs for the conference.
Step 3: Similar Words
Which word is most similar in meaning to 'healthy'?
A.fast
B.sick
C.well
D.wealthy
Step 4: Opposite Words
Which word is the opposite of 'healthy'?
A.fit
B.unhealthy
C.robust
D.prosperous
Step 5: Mastery
Which real-life example best reflects the idea of being 'healthy' without using the word itself?
A.She follows a balanced diet, goes for a run three times a week, and sleeps eight hours nightly.
B.He skips breakfast, eats fast food daily, and never exercises.
C.They celebrated the company's new contract with a lavish party.
D.The old car broke down after years of poor maintenance.
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