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healthier

UK/ˈhɛlθiːə/US/ˈhɛlθiɚ/

healthier is the comparative form of healthy.

Meaning of healthy

Adjective

healthy (comparative healthier or more healthy, superlative healthiest or most healthy)

  1. Enjoying good health; free from disease or disorder.
    • He was father to three healthy kids.
    Synonyms:
    well, hale, fit
    Antonyms:
    unhealthy
  2. Conducive to health.
    • A healthy diet can help to maintain proper weight.
    Antonyms:
    unhealthy
  3. Evincing health.
    • Her face had a healthy glow.
  4. (figuratively) Significant, hefty; beneficial.
    • a healthy respect for authority

Questions about healthier

What is healthier the comparative form of?
Healthier is the comparative form of healthy.
How do you pronounce healthier?
Healthier is pronounced /ˈhɛlθiɚ/ (US).

Words near healthier in the dictionary

  1. healthfuller
  2. healthfullest
  3. healthfully
  4. healthfulness
  5. healthie
  6. healthier
  7. healthies
  8. healthiest
  9. healthification
  10. healthified
  11. healthifies

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Adapted from Wiktionary: healthier (page history and authors); healthy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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