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   Sa·lu·bri·ous

   /səˈlo͞obrēəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. health-giving; healthy: "salubrious weather" Similar healthyhealth-givinghealthfulbeneficialgood for one's healthwholesomesalutaryOpposite unhealthy
   • ▪ (of a place) pleasant; not run-down. Similar pleasantagreeableniceselectupmarkethigh-classleafyfashionableexpensiveluxuriousgrandfancyinformal:poshswankyplushyclassyglitzyswishswankOpposite unpleasantdownmarket

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin salubris (from salus ‘health’) + -ous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. salubriously adverb
   • 2. salubriousness noun
   • 3. salubrity noun

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, and usage of the word salubrious, which means favorable to health or well-being. See examples of salubrious in sentences and its etymology and history.

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   Salubrious means pleasant, clean, and healthy to live in. Learn how to use this formal adjective with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and translations in different languages.

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   Salubrious means beneficial to the health of body or mind, especially the helpful effects of climate or air. Find out how to use salubrious and its synonyms, such as healthful, wholesome, and salutary, and contrast them with antonyms, such as noxious, harmful, and toxic.

   • Some common synonyms of salubrious are healthful, salutary, and wholesome. While all these words mean "favorable to the health of mind or body," sa...
   • The synonyms healthful and salubrious are sometimes interchangeable, but healthful implies a positive contribution to a healthy condition. // a hea...
   • Although the words salutary and salubrious have much in common, salutary describes something corrective or beneficially effective, even though it m...
   • In some situations, the words wholesome and salubrious are roughly equivalent. However, wholesome applies to what benefits, builds up, or sustains...

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   Salubrious means favorable to or promoting health; healthful. Learn the origin, pronunciation, and usage of this word, and see synonyms and example sentences from various sources.

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   Salubrious is a fancy way to describe something that’s good for you or is generally favorable to mind or body, but it need not be limited to describing healthy foods or liquids.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › salubriousSALUBRIOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Salubrious means pleasant, clean, and healthy to live in. Learn how to use this formal adjective in sentences and find out its synonyms and translations in different languages.

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   What does salubrious mean?

   • Unlike healthful and wholesome, salubrious tends to apply chiefly to the helpful effects of climate or air, as in “the salubrious climate of the tropical island.” Salubrious seems to be expanding semantically; we occasionally see evidence of it being used as a descriptor of prosperous people or locales.

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   What is a salubrious place?

   • A place that is salubrious is pleasant and healthy. ...your salubrious lochside hotel. Something that is described as salubrious is respectable or socially desirable. ...London's less salubrious quarters. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collins English Dictionary.

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   What is the difference between wholesome and salubrious?

   • healthful implies a positive contribution to a healthy condition. wholesome applies to what benefits, builds up, or sustains physically, mentally, or spiritually. salubrious applies chiefly to the helpful effects of climate or air. salutary describes something corrective or beneficially effective, even though it may in itself be unpleasant.

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   What is the difference between healthful and salubrious?

   • While all these words mean "favorable to the health of mind or body," salubrious applies chiefly to the helpful effects of climate or air. When might healthful be a better fit than salubrious? The synonyms healthful and salubrious are sometimes interchangeable, but healthful implies a positive contribution to a healthy condition.

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   Salubrious means promoting health or well-being, or favorable to health of mind or body. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of salubrious in English and Spanish.