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Definitions: Salubrious |
SalubriousAdjective1. Promoting health; healthful; "a healthy diet"; "clean healthy air"; "plenty of healthy sleep"; "healthy and normal outlets for youthful energy"; "the salubrious mountain air and water"- C.B.Davis; "carrots are good for you". 2. Favorable to health of mind or body; "not the most salubrious campsite"; "one of the less salubrious suburbs". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "salubrious" was first used: 1547. (references) |
Etymology: Salubrious \Sa*lu"bri*ous\, adjective. [Latin expression salubris, or saluber, from salus health; akin to salvus safe, sound, well. See Safe.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: SalubriousSynonyms: good for you(p) (adj), healthy (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Salubrity | Verb: be salubrious; Adjective:; agree with; assimilate. |
Adjective: salubrious, salutary, salutiferous; wholesome; healthy, healthful; sanitary, prophYlactic, benign, bracing, tonic, invigorating, good for, nutritious; hygeian, hygienic. | |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Salubrious |
| English words defined with "salubrious": good for you ♦ Healthsome, healthy ♦ salubriousness, salubrity. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "salubrious": ENGAGEMENT ♦ Holywell Street. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "salubrious": Healthsome ♦ salutary. (references) |
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Business | Preferring more salubrious climates, Kuwaitis studying in the U.S. tend to cluster in California and Florida, although the availability of a social support structure is also important. (references) | |
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| "Salubrious" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 97.37% of the time. "Salubrious" is used about 38 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 97.37% | 37 | 56,631 |
| Noun (proper) | 2.63% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 38 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "salubrious": be salubrious ♦ not very salubrious. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "salubrious": less-salubrious. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
salubrious | 8 |
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| Language | Translations for "salubrious"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | i shëndetshëm (bonny, fit, flourishing, Hale, healthful, healthy, hearty, lush, lusty, sleek, sound, upstanding, viable, well fed, wholesome), i dobishëm për shëndet. (various references) | |
Arabic | نمير (delicious, pure), نافع للصحة, عزري (pristine), صحي (constitutional, healthful, healthy, hygienic, salutary, sanitary, wholesome). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | здравословен (good, healthful, healthy, hygienic, salutary, wholesome), здрав (blooming, durable, entire, fast, fit, flourishing, flush, good, hard, healthful, healthy, hearty, hefty, invulnerable, lasting, laudable, lusty, nervous, nervy, reliable, right, robust, rubbery, rude, rugged, safe, seaworthy, secure, serviceable, sinewy, sleek, sober, sound, stalwart, stanch, staunch, steady, stout, strapping, strong, sturdy, substantial, sure footed, taintless, tenacious, thickset, uncorrupted, up to the mark, vigorous, well, well-conditioned, without scathe). (various references) | |
Czech | zdravý (all right, fit, good, Hale, healthful, healthly, healthy, right, sound, strong, well, well balanced, wholesome). (various references) | |
Farsi | گوارا (Digestible, Digestive, Soft, Tasty), سودمند (Available, Beneficial, Commodious, Good, Handy, Instrumental, Lucrative, Salutary, Serviceable, Useful), سالم (Hale, Healthy, Intact, Lucid, Safe, Sane, Sound, Valid, Well, Whole), سازگار (Compatible), صحت بخش . (various references) | |
French | salubre (salutary, sanitary), sain (sane). (various references) | |
German | gesund (able bodied, daffy, fit, fresh, Hale, healthful, healthy, invigorating, nonhazardous, nonvenomous, robust, ruddy, salubriously, salutarily, salutary, sanely, solid, sound, strong, trig, well, wholesome), ersprießlich (beneficial, credit, fruitful, fruitfully, pleasant, profitable, Savory, savoury, surplus). (various references) | |
Greek | υγιεινόσ (healthful, healthy, hygienic, salutary, sanatory, sanitarian, sanitary, wholesome). (various references) | |
Hebrew | בריא (buxom, fit, healthy, lusty, plump, right, robust, sound, stout, well, wholesome), טוב לבריאות. (various references) | |
Hungarian | egészséges (conducive to health, fit, going strong, hale, healthful, healthy, laudable, sound, untouched, well, wholesome). (various references) | |
Italian | sano (bonny, clear, fit, Hale, healthful, healthily, healthy, on-grade, right, sound, unharmed, upstanding, well, whole, wholesome), salubre (balsamic, healthful, healthy, wholesome). (various references) | |
Manx | slayntoil (genial, healthy, sane, sanitary, sound). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | alubrioussay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | saudável (fine, good, health resort, healthy, laudable, sound, wholesome), salutar (beneficial, salutary, sanative, sanatory, sanitary, wholesome), salubre (healthy mind), sadio (healthful, healthy, lusty, robust, sound, strong, vigorous, wakeless, wholesome). (various references) | |
Romanian | salubru (inhabitable, wholesome). (various references) | |
Russian | здоровый (able bodied, bouncing, fit, flourishing, healthful, healthy, lusty, right, robust, salutary, sound, strapper, upstanding, wholesome), полезный для здоровья. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | zdrav (able bodied, bonny, bouncing, healthy, salutary, sanatory, sound, well, wholesome), lekovit (curative, healing, healthful, medicative, medicinal, remedial, salutary, sanative, sanatory). (various references) | |
Spanish | saludable (good, healthy, salutary, wholesome), salubre (healthy). (various references) | |
Swedish | sund (channel, healthy, neck, sane, seaway, sound, straight, strait, straits, stright, well, wholesome), hälsosam (healthful, healthy, salutary, wholesome). (various references) | |
Turkish | sağlıklı (bonny, bouncing, fit, florid, healthful, healthy, husky, in good health, in good nick, right, ruddy, salutary, sanative, sanatory, sound, well, whole, wholesome), yararlı (advantageous, beneficial, benign, benignant, efficacious, good, handy, healthful, healthy, helpful, of use, profitable, salutary, sanative, sanatory, subservient, useful, wholesome). (various references) | |
Ukranian | цілющий (balmy, beneficial, curative, healing, healthful, medicative, recuperative, sanative, sanatory), здоровий (able bodied, bonny, full-blooded, healthful, healthy, hearty, hygienic, hygienical, robust, salutary, sound, well, well-conditioned). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | l nh (wholesome). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
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| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | saluber, salubris. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "salubrious": salubriously, salubriousness, salubriousnesses. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "salubrious": insalubrious. (additional references) | |
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"Salubrious" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: salubrius, salubruous, solubrious, sulubrious. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "salubrious" (pronounced 'Sa*lu"bri*ous'): Abdominous, Abiogenous, Ablatitious, Abnormous, Absentaneous, Absonous, Abstemious, Abstentious, Abstractitious, Acanthaceous, Acanthocarpous, Acanthocephalous, Acanthophorous, Acanthopodious, Acanthopterous, Acanthopterygious, Acarpellous, Acarpous, Acclivitous, Acclivous, Acephalous, Acetabuliferous, Acetarious, Acetous, Achilous, Achlamydeous, Acholous, Achromatous, Achroous, Achylous, Achymous, Acidiferous, Acidulous, Acinaceous, Acotyledonous, Acrimonious, Acrocarpous, Acrogenous, Acronyctous, Acrosporous, Acrotomous, Actinophorous, Aculeous, Acuminous, Addititious, Adelphous, Adenophorous, Adenophyllous, Adenous, Adiaphorous, Adipocerous, Adipogenous, Adipous, Adipsous, Adjectitious, Adoptious, Adscititious, Adulterous, Aduncous, Advantageous, Adventitious, Adventurous, Adversarious, Aeneous, Aeriferous, AEruginous, AEstuous, Aetheogamous, Affabrous, Affectuous, Agalactous, Agamous, Agatiferous, Agynous, Alacrious, Albugineous, Albuminiferous, Albuminiparous, Alburnous, Algous, Aliferous, Aligerous, Alimonious, Alkalious, Alliaceous, Allochroous, Allogamous, Allogeneous, Allomerous, Allonymous, Alluvious, Altisonous, Aluminiferous, Aluminous, Alutaceous, Amarantaceous, Amatorious, Ambaginous, Ambagious, Ambidextrous, Ambigenous, Ambiguous, Ambilevous, Ambiparous, Ambitious, Amentaceous, Amentiferous, Ammonitiferous, Amnigenous, Amoebous, Amorous, Amorphous, Amphibious, Amphibolous, Amphigamous, Amphigenous, Amphigonous, Amphipodous, Amphistomous, Ampullaceous, Amurcous, Amyelous, Amygdalaceous, Amygdaliferous, Amylaceous, Amyous, Anacanthous, Anacardiaceous, Anachronous, Anadromous, Analogous, Anandrous, Anantherous, Ananthous, Anarthropodous, Anarthrous, Anasarcous, Anatiferous, Androcephalous, Andropetalous, Androphagous, Androtomous, androus, Anemorphilous, Anenterous, Anfractuous, Angiocarpous, Angiomonospermous, Angiospermatous, Angiospermous, Angiosporous, Angiostomous, Anguineous, Angulous, Anhelous, Anhistous, Anhydrous, Anisodactylous, Anisomerous, Anisopetalous, Anisophyllous, Anisostemonous, Anisotropous, Annelidous, Annotinous, Annoyous, Anodynous, Anomaloflorous, Anomalous, Anomophyllous, Anonaceous, Anonymous, Anserous, Antecedaneous, Antenniferous, Antheriferous, Antherogenous, Anthocarpous, Anthophagous, Anthophilous, Anthophorous, Anthraciferous, Anthropomorphous, Anthropophagous, Antibillous, Anticontagious, Anticous, Antidromous, Antilogous, Antimonious, Antipathous, Antipetalous, Antisepalous, Antistrumous, Antitypous, Antivariolous, Anurous, Anxious, Apellous, Apetalous, Aphanipterous, Aphidivorous, Aphidophagous, Aphthous, Aphyllous, Apiaceous, Apocarpous, Apodous, Apostematous, Aproctous, Apterous, Apyrous, Aqueous, Aquiferous, Aquiparous, Araceous, Araneous, Arbitrarious, Arboreous, Arborous, Archaeostomatous, Arduous, Ardurous, Arenaceous, Arenarious, Arenulous, Argentiferous, Argentous, Argillaceous, Argilliferous, Argillo-calcareous, Argillous, Armiferous, Armigerous, Aromatous, Arrenotokous, Arreptitious, Arseniferous, Arsenious, Artificious, Artiodactylous, Arundiferous, Arundinaceous, Arundineous, Asbestous, Ascigerous, Ascititious, Asclepiadaceous, Ascriptitious, Asomatous, Asparaginous, Aspermatous, Aspermous, Asperous, Assassinous, Assiduous, Astriferous, Astucious, Asymmetrous, asynchronous, Athalamous, Atheous, Athermanous, Athermous, Atheromatous, Atokous, Atrabilious, Atramentaceous, Atramentarious, Atrocious, Atropous, Atrous, Attiguous, Audacious, Augurous, Auntrous, Aurantiaceous, Aurichalceous, Auriferous, Aurivorous, Aurocephalous, Aurous, Auspicious, Autocephalous, Autoecious, Autogamous, Automatous, Autonomous, Avaricious, Avarous, Avenaceous, Avenious, Avidious, Azotous, Azureous, Azygous, Azymous, Bacciferous, Baccivorous, Balaniferous, Balsamiferous, Balsamous, Barbarous, Barbigerous, Barratrous, Basylous, Batrachophagous, Battailous, Beauteous, Bellicous, benevolous, Biangulous, Biantheriferous, Bibacious, Bibulous, Bicephalous, Bicipitous, Bifarious, Biferous, Biforous, Bifurcous, Bigamous, Bignoniaceous, Bijugous, Biliferous, Bilinguous, Bilious, Bimanous, Binominous, Binotonous, Binous, Biparous, Bipetalous, Biramous, Bisexous, Bisexuous, Bismuthiferous, Bismuthous, Bisulcous, Bituminiferous, Bituminous, Bivalvous, Bivious, Blasphemous, Blastocarpous, Blendous, Blennogenous, Blusterous, Blustrous, Boisterous, Boistous, Bombycinous, Bombylious, Boracous, Boraginaceous, Boragineous, Bounteous, Brachypterous, Brachytypous, Branchiferous, Branchiostegous, Brassicaceous, Bromeliaceous, Brumous, Bulbaceous, Bulbiferous, Bulbous, Bumptious, Burdenous, Burglarious, Butyraceous, Butyrous, Buxeous, Byssaceous, Byssiferous, Cactaceous, Cadaverous, Caducous, Caesious, Calamiferous, Calamitous, Calcareo-siliceous, Calcareous, Calcariferous, Calciferous, Calcigenous, Calcigerous, Calcivorous, Calculous, Caliginous, Callous, Calumnious, Campanulaceous, Camphoraceous, Campylospermous, Campylotropous, Cancellous, Cankerous, Canorous, Cantankerous. 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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-i-l-o-r-s-s-u-u" | |
-2 letters: sabulous, subsolar. | |
-3 letters: ausubos, bailors, brasils, burials, isobars, labours, railbus, rubious, sailors, souaris, suboral, subsoil. | |
-4 letters: airbus, assoil, aurous, ausubo, bailor, basils, borals, brails, brasil, broils, burial, bursal, bursas, isobar, labors, labour, libras, sabirs, sailor, slurbs, souari, urbias, urials, usuals. | |
-5 letters: aboil, abris, arils, arsis, auris, bails, basil, basis, bassi, basso, birls, bliss, blurs, boars, boils, bolar, bolas, bolus, boral, boras, brail, brass, brios, broil, buras, burls, bursa, isbas, labor, lairs, laris, lasso, liars, libra, liras, lobar, loris, louis, lours, luaus, lusus, oasis, obias, orals, ossia, rails, rials, risus, roils, rubus, sabir, sails, saris, saros, sauls, sials, silos, sisal, slabs, slobs, slubs, slurb, slurs, soars, soils, solar, solus, soras, sorbs, sorus, souls, sours, subas, sulus, sural, suras, urbia, urial, usual. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-i-l-o-r-s-s-u-u" | |
+2 letters: insalubrious, salubriously. | |
+4 letters: salubriousness. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 61 6C 75 62 72 69 6F 75 73 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01100001 01101100 01110101 01100010 01110010 01101001 01101111 01110101 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S a l u b r i o u s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0061 006C 0075 0062 0072 0069 006F 0075 0073 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)53677887688475818785 |
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