salubrious

[suh-loo-bree-uhs]

adjective

1. favorable to or promoting health; healthful.

   salubrious air.

salubrious

/ səˈluːbrɪtɪ, səˈluːbrɪəs /

adjective

1. conducive or favourable to health; wholesome

Other Word Forms

• salubriously adverb
• salubriousness noun
• salubriousess noun
• salubrity noun
• nonsalubrious adjective
• nonsalubriously adverb
• nonsalubriousness noun
• unsalubrious adjective
• unsalubriously adverb
• unsalubriousness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of salubrious¹

1540–50; from Latin salūbr(is) “promoting health” (akin to salūs “health”) + -ious

Word History and Origins

Origin of salubrious¹

C16: from Latin salūbris, from salūs health

Synonym Study

See healthy.

Example Sentences

“I like the word salubrious, like something that gives life, you know what I mean?”

From Los Angeles Times

California’s salubrious climate, vigorous, entrepreneurial economy and guarantee of reproductive healthcare rights didn’t avert a population decline earlier in this decade.

From Los Angeles Times

“You get a very scientific penitentiary in a very cold region that they believe to be salubrious.”

From Los Angeles Times

If it weren’t for the war, a more salubrious place to do science would be hard to imagine.

From Science Magazine

Yet the study also found that during that period the shuttering of coal plants in the United State, coupled with the installation of scrubbers in the smokestacks to “clean” coal exhaust, has had salubrious effects.

From New York Times