salubrious

WOTD - 16 July 2006    

English

Etymology

From Latin salus (“health”)

Pronunciation

• enPR: sə-lo͞o'brē-əs, IPA: /səˈluː.bɹiː.əs/, SAMPA: /s@"lu:.br\i:.@s/

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Adjective

salubrious (comparative more salubrious, superlative most salubrious)

1. Promoting health or well-being; wholesome. Especially related to air.

Antonyms

• insalubrious

Related terms

• salubriously
• salubriousness

Translations

promoting health

Dutch: heilzaam (nl) Finnish: terveellinen (fi) French: salubre (fr) German: bekömmlich, heilsam Icelandic: heilsusamlegt (is)

Italian: salubre (it) Spanish: salubre (es) Swedish: hälsosam (sv)

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Norwegian: helsebringende