salubrious

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salubrious

  • /səˈl(j)uː.bɹi.əs/ UK
  • /səˈlu.bɹi.əs/ US

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From Latin salūbris (“healthy”) + -ous.

adjective more salubrious · most salubrious

  1. Promoting health or well-being; wholesome, especially relating to food or air. Ireland has a mild, genial and salubrious climate, I remember from my geography lessons. Salubrious, my foot! Unless you take salubrious to mean a regular downpour the whole year round, with, in between, a penetrating dampness[…]

    Similar: healful, healthful, healthy, salutary · Opposite: insalubrious, insalutary

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adj promoting health

Españolsalubre
Portuguêssalubre, saudável
Françaissalubre
Deutschbekömmlich, heilsam, zuträglich, gesundheitsfördernd
Italianosalubre
Românăsalubru, sănătos
Русскийцеле́бный celébnyj, цели́тельный celítelʹnyj, здоро́вый zdoróvyj, поле́зный poléznyj

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@misc{salubrious_2026,
  title = {salubrious},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/salubrious},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}