adjective
salubrious
suh-LOO-bree-us/səˈluːbriəs/
Favorable to health and well-being.
The town's mild climate provides a salubrious setting for retirement.
Etymology
Latin salubris describes what promotes health. The English word first applied to foods and medicines, then also to air and climate viewed as conducive to well-being.
In context
gained additional strength from the salubrious air I breathed
More examples
- Daily walks have a salubrious effect on her mood.
- They leave the polluted city for more salubrious surroundings.
- The resort is known for its salubrious mountain air.
Forms
salubrious · more salubrious · most salubrious
Similar words
- healthful
- More common and direct, especially for habits and activities.
- wholesome
- Often describes food or influences supporting physical or moral well-being.
- beneficial
- Describes any helpful effect, not necessarily one involving health.