health en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈhelθ/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- (US) audio
- (UK) audio
- /ˈhɛlθ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos Proto-Germanic *hailaz Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂der. Proto-Germanic *-iþō Proto-Germanic *hailiþō Proto-West Germanic *hailiþu Old English hǣlþ Middle English helthe English health Inherited from Middle English helthe, from Old English hǣlþ, from Proto-West Germanic *hailiþu, from Proto-Germanic *hailiþō, from *hailaz + *-iþō. Cognate with Old High German heilida. Analyzable as whole, hale, or heal + -th (abstract nominal suffix). More at heal. Doublet of wholth.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness.
My grampa still enjoys very good health.
Her mental health is really affected by stressful environments.
Then he commenced to talk, really talk. and inside of two flaps of a herring's fin he had me mesmerized, like Eben Holt's boy at the town hall show. He talked about the ills of humanity, and the glories of health and Nature and service and land knows what all.
1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter IV, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
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(uncountable, 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.
- (uncountable, usually) Physical condition.
- (obsolete, uncountable, usually) Cure, remedy.
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(countable, usually) A toast to prosperity.
Strikingly, however, Waller does not deny but rather revels in the claim that healths lead to excessive drinking
2002, Joshua Scodel, Excess and the Mean in Early Modern English Literature, page 213:
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(uncountable, usually) The amount of damage an in-game entity can withstand before it is killed, destroyed or defeated.
Enemies can knock your health down to zero if you're not careful and item upgrades are slow to come by.
2025 February 14, Tyler Colp, “Reinstall: Path of Exile”, in PC Gamer (US), number 392, page 91:Lose a little health and there's a few seconds in which you'll be able to win it back by ragging on an enemy.
2018 March 6, Martin Robinson, “Dispelling the myths of Bloodborne”, in Eurogamer, archived from the original on 10 Mar 2026:The enemies on this level have a lot of health.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| healthe | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| helthe | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| healths | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| helth | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
prehealth · telebehavioral health · healthscape · healthbar · digital health · health behavior · health fund · health food · ill-health · health faucet · health and fitness age · in the pink of health · health product · health system · eHealth · health cage · occy health · health worker · healthwise · health is wealth · healthie · healthsome · health-care · cyberhealth · health care · healthless · health code · health center · healthism · health and safety · healthcare · healthward · healthist · health service · health point · Personal Social Health Education · mental health · health centre · health informatics · health-conscious · life, prosperity, health · health stamp · subhealth · health education · health insurance · health physics · health science · unhealth · e-health · health club · healthiness · health farm · healthful · health shake · telemental health · to your health · bill of health · healthify · health tourism · health visitor · pink of health · health warning · in sickness and in health · ill health · health is your first wealth · allied health · health activation · reproductive health · health spa · health goth · Vale of Health · in health · health risk · telehealth · healthy · healthification · healthen · healthspan · public health · health behaviour · healthlike · health hazard · health bar · health resort · health physicist · World Health Organization
Descendants
ヘルス (prostitution without coitus) · 헬스 (working out in a gym) · helt
Relateds
Translations (288)
ru здра́вие (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · ba хәл (overall level of function of an organism) · sh здра̑вље (overall level of function of an organism) · ka ჯანმრთელობა (overall level of function of an organism) · it salute (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · mk здра́вје (physical condition) · ta ஆரோக்கியம் (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · fo heilsa (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · fa-cls سَلَامَتِی (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · be здаро́ўе (physical condition) · it sanità (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · cy iechyd (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · pt saúde (physical condition) · grc ὑγεία (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · br yec'hed (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · alt эзен (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · mg fahasalamana (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · rm sanadad (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · sc saludu (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · hi स्वास्थ्य (physical condition) · vep tervhuzʹ (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · gl saúde (physical condition) · km សុខភាព (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · ka ჯანმრთელობა (physical condition) · ceb panglawas (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · ms kesihatan (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · sc salutu (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · lad sanedad (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · am ጤንነት (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · nl gezondheid (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · uz sihatlik (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · es sanidad (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · ko 피통 ((video games) amount of damage an in-game object can withstand) · ga sláinte (physical condition) · cdo 健康 (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · sv hälsa (overall level of function of an organism) · tr sağlık (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · nds Gesundhait (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · ko 건강 (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · ba һаулыҡ (physical condition) · sh zdrȃvlje (physical condition) · uk здоро́в'я (physical condition) · pa ਸਿਹਤ (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · rue здоро́вя (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · ast salú (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · tt сәламәтлек (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · yi געזונטהייַט (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · fi terveys (physical condition) · cs zdraví (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · gu આરોગ્ય (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · it salute (physical condition) · cmn 血 ((video games) amount of damage an in-game object can withstand) · cv сывлӑх (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · krl tervehys (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · ug ساغلاملىق (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · hi आरोग्य (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · te ఆరోగ్యము (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · da helse (physical condition) · yue 健康 (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · tyv кадык (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · lus hrisèlna (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · oc santat (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · es salud (physical condition) · pt vida ((video games) amount of damage an in-game object can withstand) · kmr saxlemî (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · ta நலம் (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · bg кръв ((video games) amount of damage an in-game object can withstand) · tg саломатӣ (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · tg тандурустӣ (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · fa-ira سَلامَت (physical condition) · uz sihat (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · tg саломат (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · hu (egészségi) állapot (physical condition) · gur ĩmã'asʋm (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · ur طَبِیعَت (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · rup sãnãtati (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · si සනීප (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · la salūs (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · lmw hínah (physical condition) · he בריאות (physical condition) · cu съдравьѥ (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · da helse (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · ce могушалла (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · de Gesundheit (overall level of function of an organism) · ota صاغلق (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · es salud (overall level of function of an organism) · mk здравје (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · ja 健康 (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · ar سَلَامَة (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · kmr sehet (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · hu közérzet (physical condition) · eo vivo ((video games) amount of damage an in-game object can withstand) · hrx Gesundheet (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · ka ჯანმრთელობა (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · mn эрүүл мэнд (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · inh могашал (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · az sağlamlıq (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · hi स्वास्थ्य (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · ps سلامتي (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · ru здоро́вье (overall level of function of an organism) · ur صِحَت (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · fr PV ((video games) amount of damage an in-game object can withstand) · eo sano (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · alt суузак (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · fi olo (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · sh zdrȃvlje (overall level of function of an organism) · ro sănătate (physical condition) · nn helse (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · ky саламаттык (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · bg здра́ве (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · ml ആരോഗ്യം (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · ajp صحة (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · gag saalık (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · ne उसाँय् (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · ug سالامەتلىك (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · pt saúde (overall level of function of an organism) · fa-ira سَلامَتی (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · ps روغتيا (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · lt sveikata (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · hi सेहत (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · mos yĩn-maasem (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · arz صحة (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · pdt Heil (physical condition) · lo ສຸຂະພາບ (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · my ကျန်းမာရေး (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · dtp kolidasan (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · lus hrisèlna (physical condition) · hak 健康 (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · tr afiyet (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · et tervis (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · bn স্বাস্থ্য (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · ru здоро́вье (physical condition) · uz salomatlik (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · tl kalusugan (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · id kesehatan (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · nb helse (physical condition) · mi hauora (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · myv шумбрачи (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · aii ܚܘܼܠܡܵܢܵܐ (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · la valetūdō (physical condition) · ota عافیت (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · sq shëndet (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · ro sănătate (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · mr तब्येत (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · dng җянкон (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · es salud (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · af gesondheid (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · nds Gesundheit (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · kjh хазых (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · akk 𒁲 (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · lv veselība (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · be здаро́ўе (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · kn ಆರೋಗ್ಯ (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · yi געזונט (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · sc sanidadi (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · sa स्वास्थ्य (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · ota صحت (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · fr santé (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · vot tervüz (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · am ጤና (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · is heilsa (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · hy առողջություն (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · av сахлъи (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · nl welzijn (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · sc saluru (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · toi buumi (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · mn эрүүл (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · nrf sàntaïe (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · vro tervüs (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · ha lafiya (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · fr santé (physical condition) · az səhhət (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · ga sláinte (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · rm sandà (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · gd slàinte (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · lb Gesondheet (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · sh здра̑вље (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · cmn 健康 (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · ary صحة (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · ca salut (physical condition) · sv hälsa (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · cmn 身體 /身体 (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · he בְּרִיאוּת (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · sh здра̑вље (physical condition) · ta உடல்நலம் (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · nl leven ((video games) amount of damage an in-game object can withstand) · nb helse (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · cmn 血量 ((video games) amount of damage an in-game object can withstand) · ug سەھىيە (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · gl saúde (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · de Gesundheit (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · vi sức khỏe (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · lt sveikata (physical condition) · el υγεία (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · de Gesundheit (physical condition) · ja 体 (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · sa कल्य (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · th สุขภาพ (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · ht sante (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · kk денсаулық (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · sh zdrȃvlje (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · ca salut (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · hu egészség (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · nrf sàntaïe (physical condition) · eo sano ((video games) amount of damage an in-game object can withstand) · nn helse (physical condition) · orv съдоровие (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · kw yeghes (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · sah доруобуйа (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · fur salût (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · tr sıhhat (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · ba һаулыҡ (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · bn আরোগ্য (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · uz sogʻlik (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · da helse (overall level of function of an organism) · lb Gesondheet (physical condition) · rsk здравє (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · fi terveys (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · fa-cls سَلَامَت (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · evn авгара (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · ps روغتيا (physical condition) · tr esenlik (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · sv hälsa (physical condition) · ta உடல்நிலை (physical condition) · nds Gesundheet (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · fa-cls صِحَّت (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · uk здоро́в'я (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · tk saglyk (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · alt су (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · bo འཕྲོད་བསྟེན (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · fi kunto ((video games) amount of damage an in-game object can withstand) · fa-ira صِحَّت (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · wuu 健康 (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · ca sanitat (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · ht sante (physical condition) · wa santé (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · mi hauoratanga (physical condition) · kmr tenduristî (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · bua элүүр (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · ti ጥዕና (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · pt saúde (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · tg сиҳат (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · tg беҳдошт (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · da sundhed (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · te ఆరోగ్యం (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · ba хәл (physical condition) · sw afya (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · fr point de vie ((video games) amount of damage an in-game object can withstand) · mt saħħa (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · dlm santut (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · cmn 生命值 ((video games) amount of damage an in-game object can withstand) · iba pengerai (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · hu egészség (physical condition) · mi hauoratanga (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · sc sanidade (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · nan-hbl 健康 (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · tzm ⴰⴷⵡⴰⵙ (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · sa आरोग्य (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · crh sağlıq (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · sk zdravie (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · mr आरोग्य (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · mk здравје (overall level of function of an organism) · ru здоро́вье (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · mn мэнд (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · sl zdrávje (overall level of function of an organism) · ltg veseleiba (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · pl zdrowie (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · ba һаулыҡ (overall level of function of an organism) · fur sanetât (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · bg здраве (physical condition) · sl zdravje (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · rm sandet (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · sl zdrávje (physical condition) · fr forme (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · az can ((video games) amount of damage an in-game object can withstand) · lb Gesondheet (overall level of function of an organism) · ar عَافِيَة (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · tg сиҳатӣ (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · nds Gesundheid (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · hrx Gesundheit (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · ar صِحَّة (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · la sanitas (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · kn ಆರೋಗ್ಯದ (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · nv shánah (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · eu osasun (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · yue 身體 /身体 (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · dng шынти (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) · fa-ira سَلامَت (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction)