salubrious

WOTD – 16 July 2006    

English

Etymology

From Latin salus (“health”)

Pronunciation

• enPR: sə-lo͞o'brē-əs, IPA: /səˈluː.bɹiː.əs/, X-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 as 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