healthier

Thân thiện

She chooses a healthier lunch with a fresh salad and fruit.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Comparative form of "healthy": Describes a state of improved health or physical condition compared to a previous state or to another person/thing. It indicates being in better health, more robust, or more sound physically.

Usage

• Used to compare the health status of two entities or the same entity at different times.
• Typically follows linking verbs like "be," "become," "feel," or "look."
• Can describe people, animals, plants, or even abstract concepts like economies or environments when metaphorically referring to robustness.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• "healthier than": The standard comparative structure used to make a direct comparison.
  • Eating vegetables is healthier than eating fast food.
• "get/become/grow healthier": Describes the process of health improvement.
  • With proper care, the patient is expected to become healthier each day.

Variants and Related Words

• Healthy (adj): Having good health; not sick. (e.g., )
• Healthiest (adj): Superlative form of "healthy." (e.g., )
• Health (n): The general condition of the body or mind. (e.g., )
• Healthily (adv): In a healthy manner. (e.g., )

Synonyms

• Fitter: In better physical condition, often due to exercise.
• Stronger: Having greater physical strength or vitality.
• Better: Improved in condition (a more general synonym).
• Robuster: More vigorous or resilient (less common).

Antonyms

• Sicker: In worse health; more ill.
• Weaker: Having less strength or vitality.
• Unhealthier: In a worse state of health; more detrimental to health.

Related Phrases

• Lead a healthier lifestyle: To adopt habits that promote better health.
  • He decided to lead a healthier lifestyle by quitting smoking.
• Healthier alternative: A better or more beneficial option for one's health.
  • Baked sweet potatoes are a healthier alternative to French fries.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. improved in health or physical condition

Từ đồng nghĩa

• fitter