Health
[helθ] or [hɛlθ]
Definition
(noun.) the general condition of body and mind; 'his delicate health'; 'in poor health'.
(noun.) a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease; 'physicians should be held responsible for the health of their patients'.
Typist: Rudy--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The state of being hale, sound, or whole, in body, mind, or soul; especially, the state of being free from physical disease or pain.
(n.) A wish of health and happiness, as in pledging a person in a toast.
Typist: Waldo
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Soundness, freedom from disease.
Typed by Essie
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See BEHALF]
Edited by Johanna
Definition
n. wholeness or soundness of body: general state of the body as in 'ill health ' 'good health ' soundness and vigour of mind: a toast as 'to drink one's health'—to drink to the health of: (B.) salvation or divine favour.—adj. Health′ful full of or enjoying health: indicating health: wholesome: salutary.—adv. Health′fully.—n. Health′fulness.—adv. Health′ily.—n. Health′iness.—adj. Health′less sickly ailing.—ns. Health′lessness; Health′-resort′ a place to which people go for the good of their health.—adjs. Health′some (Shak.) healthy wholesome; Health′y in a state of good health: conducive to health: sound in body or mind: vigorous.
Typed by Brandon
Examples
- Justice and health of mind will be of the company, and temperance will follow after? Plato. The Republic.
- What if my complaint be about to take a turn, and I am yet destined to enjoy health? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- He is no doubt born with an appetite--probably, when he is in a safer state of health, he has an excellent appetite. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Oh, my poor health! Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Although carbon dioxide is very injurious to health, both of the substances of which it is composed are necessary to life. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- I have the pleasure of drinking his good health. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- This work proved too hard, his health broke down, and he was compelled to give up the position. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- It is of your health I would speak. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- We stopped under the lee of the lobster-outhouse to exchange an innocent kiss, and went in to breakfast glowing with health and pleasure. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- It is as well I should ease my mind before I die: what we think little of in health, burdens us at such an hour as the present is to me. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I like you to be fanciful about your mother's health. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- She shall not go out as long as I remain to watch over her; And as for my health, what matters it? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- As for my father, his desires and exertions were bounded to the again seeing me restored to health and peace of mind. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- It cannot promote health nor ease pain; it makes no increase of merit in the person; it creates envy; it hastens misfortune. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- The first volume, as well as a portion of the second, was written before I had reason to suppose I was in a critical condition of health. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- So, let us drink their healths, and wish them prolonged life, and every blessing! Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Both our healths! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Your healths, gentlemen. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- They drank healths, told stories, sang songs, 'reminisced', as the old folks say, and had a thoroughly good time. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
Typist: Thaddeus