hale
2
7.3
- adjective
- /heɪl/
:
sano
- Even after a serious illness, he recovered quickly and felt hale once more.
- hale and hearty
- looked hale
- hale and hardy
Is that someone who I didn't know if we were going to have you look so Hale.
- Is that someone who I didn't know if we were going to have you look so Hale.
Examples
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A person can appear to be hale and hearty but may have non-visible physical conditions that preclude that person from assisting others.
Blog text (13) -
We never did as kids because it's expensive, and we all grew up perfectly hale and hearty.
Blog text (4) -
But he looked strong, almost hale.
Fiction book (2000) -
Breaking into tears, she said, 'He may be looking hale and hearty after the operation.'
Academic text (2004) -
Baltazar was a hale and hearty man.
Fiction book (1991) -
Your grandad was hale and hearty 60 summers then he took a fall.
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He'd been hale and hearty and up to his usual tricks.
Fiction book (2002) -
We kept an eye on Lacey Joe, who was going on eighty years of age, but he was hale and spry, and after a little bit, we figured he would wear us down and the dogs too.
Fiction book (1990) -
At 80 years old, she was still hale and enjoyed daily walks in the park.
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Despite his age, the marathon runner remained remarkably hale, completing races with ease.
Synonyms
695
1.0
In good body and mind condition without sickness or injury
444
1.3
Healthy in body and mind
91
1.0
Being in good physical and mental health
87
4.1
Having a lot of strength and energy
30
3.8
Full of energy and enthusiasm
8
3.2
Strong and healthy, full of energy
6
4.2
In very good health and full of energy
4
4.1
A person who is still healthy and looks young for their age
2
4.6
Healthy and strong, especially for their age
Antonyms
Idioms
How Healthy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hale comes from an old English word hāl meaning 'whole' or 'healthy', the same idea found in the words whole and health. So to be hale is to be 'whole' and strong, which is why we say someone is 'hale and hearty'.