salubrious

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: sa=lu=bri=ous

CIDE DICTIONARY

salubrious, a. [L. salubris, or saluber, fr. salus health; akin to salvus safe, sound, well. See Safe.].

 Favorable to health; healthful; promoting health; as, salubrious air, water, or climate.  [1913 Webster]

Syn. -- Healthful; wholesome; healthy; salutary.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

salubrious, adj.
1 health-giving; healthy.
2 (of surroundings etc.) pleasant; agreeable.

Derivative

salubriously adv. salubriousness n. salubrity n.

Etymology

L salubris f. salus health

THESAURUS

salubrious

beneficial, benign, bracing, constitutional, good, good for, health-enhancing, health-preserving, healthful, healthy, hygeian, hygienic, invigorating, refreshing, salutary, sanitary, stimulating, tonic, wholesome

ROGET THESAURUS

salubrious

Salubrity

N salubrity, healthiness, fine air, fine climate, eudiometer, hygiene, valetudinarian, valetudinarianism, sanitarian, sanitarium, sanitOrium, salubrious, salutary, salutiferous, wholesome, healthy, healthful, sanitary, prophYlactic, benign, bracing, tonic, invigorating, good for, nutritious, hygeian, hygienic, innoxious, innocuous, innocent, harmless, uninjurious, uninfectious, sanative, restorative, useful.