health
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,138 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 16,197 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.008% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease also: wellness physicians should be held responsible for the health of their patients
- the general condition of body and mind his delicate healthin poor health
health in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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And another said, ‘A health to my mother!’ and so the healths went round.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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Prosperity and health are despised, and joy begins with privations which kill the body.
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1
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Of all the burdens she had to bear, the trouble about her son’s health was the hardest.
Cornelli · Johanna Spyri · Chapter 1
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Then turning to the girl, who was eyeing his gloves and his ruff-- "To your health, pretty child."
The Countess of Saint Geran Celebrated Crimes · Alexandre Dumas · Chapter 1
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She was a woman about fifty-four or fifty-five years of age, well preserved, active, and in the enjoyment of excellent health.
The Lerouge Case · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1