the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Full of health; free from illness or disease; well; whole; sound; healthy
adj. Serving to promote health of body or mind; wholesome; salubrious; salutary.
adj. Indicating, characterized by, or resulting from, health or soundness.
adj. Well-disposed; favorable.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Full of or in the enjoyment of health; free from disease; healthy: as, a healthful body or a healthful condition.
Serving to promote health; salubrious; wholesome; salutary: as, a healthful air or climate; a healthful diet.
Well disposed; cheerful.
Synonyms and Wholesome, etc. See healthy.
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adj. conducive to good health of body or mind
adj. free from filth and pathogens
Word Usage
"They build their homes in healthful places, purchase the best fruits, meats, and vegetables the market affords, and buy themselves the ministrations of the most brilliant and learned of the professional classes."