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HEALTHINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease
Synonyms:
good health; healthiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("healthiness" is a kind of...):
physical condition; physiological condition; physiological state (the condition or state of the body or bodily functions)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "healthiness"):
haleness; wholeness (a state of robust good health)
energy; vim; vitality (a healthy capacity for vigorous activity)
bloom; blush; flush; rosiness (a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health)
freshness; glow (an alert and refreshed state)
radiance (an attractive combination of good health and happiness)
sturdiness (the state of being vigorous and robust)
condition; shape (the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases 'in condition' or 'in shape' or 'out of condition' or 'out of shape'))
Derivation:
healthy (having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease)
