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healthy

healthy

84 3.7
In good financial condition and working well
  • adjective
  • /ˈhɛlθi/
translation icon : sano
  • Sign of a healthy economy.
  • a healthy economy
  • healthy growth
  • maintain a healthy economy

Once you build up a big enough healthy bank account, guess what?

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Examples

  • Each branch has to be healthy in order for the business to function.

  • Effective organizations have a healthy culture that is sustained through leadership that is consistent in nature.

    Academic text (2015)
  • And those two things combine for a healthy middle class.

  • The result is sustainable growth driven not only by exports, but by healthy domestic demand.

    Academic text (1998)
  • One goal of conservation managers is to maintain healthy, genetically diverse animal and plant populations.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Entrepreneurs find opportunities to grow a healthy enterprise by putting earthworms to work converting organics into fertilizers.

    Academic text (1996)
  • A healthy economy promotes job creation and improves living standards for everyone.

  • Investing in education is crucial for building a healthy society that thrives on innovation.

  • The government implemented policies to ensure a healthy financial system that supports sustainable growth.

Antonyms

151 4.2

Not able to pay debts

80 4.4

Not steady and likely to change, fail, or fall

34 3.5

A weakness in a person's character or a plan

Compounds

Eating different foods in the right amounts to keep your body well

Good for your heart because it is low in unhealthy fat and salt

A space between people that keeps them comfortable and respected

Showing sexual feelings or actions in a safe, respectful way that helps your emotional and physical health

A garden where plants, soil, and helpful animals live in balance

Being well in your mind and body

How Healthy

thriving
6 3.8
prosperous
83 4.1
healthy
84 3.7
stable
473 2.3
unstable
80 4.4
bankrupt
151 4.2

Surface Forms

healthy positive
healthier comparative
healthiest superlative

Morphology

healthy = health (semi-transparent) = health + y

Applied metaphorically to organizations or economies to mean 'sound' or 'functioning well'; the link to physical health is clear but the specific economic sense is an extension.

Etymology

Used for a company or economy, healthy still goes back to hal 'whole' and health, meaning the system is strong and working well, so a healthy economy is stable and secure.