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helthe

helthe is the obsolete form of health.

Meaning of health

Noun

health (usually uncountable, plural healths)

  1. (usually) The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness.
    • Her mental health is really affected by stressful environments.
  2. (usually) A state of well-being or balance, often physical but sometimes also mental and social; the overall level of function of an organism from the cellular (micro) level to the social (macro) level.
    • The directors are concerned about the financial health of the project.
  3. (usually) Physical condition.
  4. (obsolete, usually) Cure, remedy.
  5. (countable, usually) A toast to prosperity.
    • Strikingly, however, Waller does not deny but rather revels in the claim that healths lead to excessive drinking2002, Joshua Scodel, Excess and the Mean in Early Modern English Literature, page 213
  6. (usually) The amount of damage an in-game entity can withstand before it is killed, destroyed or defeated.
    • The enemies on this level have a lot of health.

See all 7 meanings of health

Forms of helthe

pluralhelthes

Questions about helthe

What is helthe the obsolete form of?
Helthe is the obsolete form of health.

Words near helthe in the dictionary

  1. helter skelter
  2. helter-skelter
  3. helter-skelter lighthouse
  4. helter-skelters
  5. helters
  6. helthe
  7. helthes
  8. Helton
  9. Helts
  10. Heltsley
  11. Heltsleys

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