Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Favorable to health of mind or body; promoting health; healthful: Describes something, typically an environment, climate, or condition, that is beneficial to physical or mental well-being.

Usage and Examples

• Adjective:
  • The salubrious mountain air made her feel instantly rejuvenated. (The healthful mountain air made her feel instantly rejuvenated.)
  • They moved to a more salubrious neighborhood for the sake of their children's well-being. (They moved to a more health-promoting neighborhood for the sake of their children's well-being.)
  • A salubrious diet and regular exercise are the foundations of good health. (A healthful diet and regular exercise are the foundations of good health.)

Advanced Usage

• "Salubrious" is often used in formal or literary contexts to describe environments, climates, or lifestyles. It can be used ironically or euphemistically to contrast with an unpleasant reality.
  • The hotel's brochure promised salubrious surroundings, but the reality was quite different. (The hotel's brochure promised healthful surroundings, but the reality was quite different.)

Variants and Related Words

• Salubriously (adverb): In a manner that promotes health.
  • They lived salubriously, far from the polluted city.
• Salubriousness (noun): The quality of being health-promoting.
  • The salubriousness of the coastal climate is well-documented.

Synonyms

• Healthful: Conducive to good health.
• Wholesome: Conducive to or suggestive of good health and physical well-being.
• Beneficial: Producing good or helpful results.
• Invigorating: Making one feel strong, healthy, and full of energy.

Antonyms

• Insalubrious: (of a climate or environment) not salubrious; unhealthy.
• Unhealthy: Harmful to health.
• Deleterious: Causing harm or damage.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• While "salubrious" itself is not commonly used in phrasal verbs or idioms, it is a key term in phrases describing healthy environments.
  • to seek salubrious climes: To look for places with a healthful climate.
  • a salubrious effect: A health-promoting effect or influence.

Adjective

1. favorable to health of mind or body
   • not the most salubrious campsite
   • one of the less salubrious suburbs
2. promoting health; healthful
   • a healthy diet
   • clean healthy air
   • plenty of healthy sleep
   • healthy and normal outlets for youthful energy
   • the salubrious mountain air and water- C.B.Davis
   • carrots are good for you