| Pronunciation: | | helth
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- [n] the general condition of body and mind; "his delicate health"; "in poor health"
- [n] a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease; "physicians should be held responsible for the health of their patients"
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| | Synonyms: | | wellness |
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| | Antonyms: | | illness, malady, sickness, unwellness |
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| | See Also: | | condition, eudaemonia, eudaimonia, status, upbeat, welfare, wellbeing, well-being |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Health\, n. [OE. helthe, AS. h?lp, fr. h[=a]l hale,
sound, whole. See {Whole}.]
1. The state of being hale, sound, or whole, in body, mind,
or soul; especially, the state of being free from physical
disease or pain.
There is no health in us. --Book of
Common Prayer.
Though health may be enjoyed without gratitude, it
can not be sported with without loss, or regained by
courage. --Buckminster.
2. A wish of health and happiness, as in pledging a person in
a toast. ``Come, love and health to all.'' --Shak.
{Bill of health}. See under {Bill}.
{Health lift}, a machine for exercise, so arranged that a
person lifts an increasing weight, or moves a spring of
increasing tension, in such a manner that most of the
muscles of the body are brought into gradual action; --
also called {lifting machine}.
{Health officer}, one charged with the enforcement of the
sanitary laws of a port or other place.
{To drink a health}. See under {Drink}.
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| | Related Terms: | | condition, constitution, euphoria, fettle, fitness, form, haleness, healthfulness, healthiness, naturalism, naturalness, naturism, normalcy, normality, normalness, order, propriety, realism, regularity, robustness, salubriousness, salubrity, soundness, stamina, strength, trim, vigor, vigorousness, vitality, well-being, wholeness, wholesomeness |
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