salutary

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Middle French salutaire and its source, Latin salutaris (“healthful”), from salus (“health”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsaljʊtəɹi/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsæljətɛɹi/

Adjective[edit]

salutary (comparative more salutary, superlative most salutary)

Effecting or designed to effect an improvement; remedial: salutary advice.
- 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 268:
  The effect was most salutary; and, amid starts and screams—for the poor girl was fairly frightened out of the small portion of sense that, at any time, belonged to her—they learned that Lord Marchmont had been found dead in his bed; and that Lady Marchmont was, with the shock, in a state of almost insanity!
- 1972, Michael Chanan, “Logic Lane”, in YouTube‎^[1]:
  
  We do it here historically, and I think it's, um, very salutary to know quite a bit about the history of ideas, particularly in philosophy which always suffers from a tendency to follow the latest fashion.
Promoting good health and physical well-being; wholesome; curative.

Usage notes[edit]

Not to be confused with salutatory (“characteristic of a salutation or greeting”).

Synonyms[edit]

healful

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *solh₂-‎ (0 c, 24 e)

Translations[edit]

effecting or designed to effect an improvement; remedial: salutary advice

Bulgarian: благотворен (bg) (blagotvoren)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 有效益嘅 (jau⁵ haau⁶ jik¹ ge³)

Mandarin: 有益的 (yǒuyì de), 有幫助的／有帮助的 (yǒu bāngzhù de)
Finnish: hyödyllinen (fi), terveellinen (fi)
Polish: zbawienny (pl)
Russian: исцеля́ющий (ru) (isceljájuščij), целе́бный (ru) (celébnyj)
Spanish: saludable (es), revulsivo

promoting good health and physical well-being

Bulgarian: здравословен (bg) (zdravosloven)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 健康 (zh) (jiànkāng)
Finnish: terveellinen (fi)
French: salutaire (fr)
Italian: salutare (it), benefico (it)
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: saludable (es), bueno (es), salutífero (es)

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French: bienfaisant (fr), salutaire (fr)