🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

saudável

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sawˈdavel

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Healthy/ˈhɛl.θi/
adjectiveCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Uma alimentação saudável é importante."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Being in good health; free from disease or injury.

    "Eating a balanced diet is essential for maintaining a healthy lifestyle."
  2. 2

    Conducive to good health; beneficial.

    "Regular exercise is a healthy habit that can improve overall well-being."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'healthy' originates from the Old English 'hæleþ', meaning 'whole' or 'sound'. It evolved through Middle English as 'helthe', reflecting a state of being free from illness or injury, and has maintained this core meaning into modern usage.

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