healthful

[ helth-fuhl ]

adjective

1. conducive to health; wholesome or salutary:

   a healthful diet.

2. having or showing good health; healthy.

healthful

/ ˈhɛlθfʊl /

adjective

1. a less common word for healthy healthy healthy

Derived Forms

• ˈhealthfully, adverb
• ˈhealthfulness, noun

Other Words From

• healthful·ly adverb
• healthful·ness noun
• quasi-healthful adjective
• quasi-healthful·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of healthful¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English helthful; health, -ful

Synonym Study

See healthy.

Example Sentences

To battle depression, he meditated, exercised daily, cooked himself healthful local dishes, and there was “no partying, flute music, s— like that,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Skoulas advised staying away from places where you used to drink regularly while you set new, healthful patterns and rewire your brain.

From Los Angeles Times

In fact, neuroimaging studies show the brains of children who eat more processed snack foods are smaller in volume, particularly in the frontal cortices, than those of children who eat a more healthful diet.

From Salon

They approved a new state constitution in 1972 that enshrined the right to a “clean and healthful environment in Montana for present and future generations.”

From Los Angeles Times

Her aim to use healthful, local fresh foods took determination.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• healthy
• wholesome