insalubrious

/,insə'lu:briəs/

Thân thiện

The old building had an insalubrious basement with damp walls and poor air.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Detrimental to health; unhealthy: Describes something, especially an environment, climate, or condition, that is harmful or unfavorable to physical well-being.

Usage

The adjective "insalubrious" is a formal word used to characterize places, atmospheres, or conditions that are unwholesome and likely to cause poor health. It often describes physical environments but can also be applied to abstract situations.

Examples

• The workers were forced to live in insalubrious conditions with poor sanitation and ventilation.
• The insalubrious air in the industrial town was blamed for the high rates of respiratory illness.
• They decided to move away from the insalubrious climate of the swampy region.

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use: While primarily physical, "insalubrious" can be used metaphorically to describe morally or socially unhealthy environments.
  • The film explores the insalubrious world of organized crime.

Variants and Related Words

• Insalubrity (noun): The state or quality of being insalubrious.
  • The insalubrity of the neighborhood was well-known.

Synonyms

• Unhealthy
• Unwholesome
• Noxious
• Deleterious
• Unsalubrious (less common)

Antonyms

• Salubrious
• Healthy
• Wholesome
• Beneficial

Học thuật

Adjective

1. detrimental to health

Từ đồng nghĩa

• unhealthful
• unhealthy