Definition of salubriousnext

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How does the adjective salubrious contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of salubrious are healthful, salutary, and wholesome. While all these words mean "favorable to the health of mind or body," salubrious applies chiefly to the helpful effects of climate or air.

cool and salubrious weather

When might healthful be a better fit than salubrious?

The synonyms healthful and salubrious are sometimes interchangeable, but healthful implies a positive contribution to a healthy condition.

a healthful diet

When is it sensible to use salutary instead of salubrious?

Although the words salutary and salubrious have much in common, salutary describes something corrective or beneficially effective, even though it may in itself be unpleasant.

a salutary warning that resulted in increased production

When would wholesome be a good substitute for salubrious?

In some situations, the words wholesome and salubrious are roughly equivalent. However, wholesome applies to what benefits, builds up, or sustains physically, mentally, or spiritually.

wholesome foods
the movie is wholesome family entertainment

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of salubrious Los Angeles Rams → Chelsea With the respective lures of Los Angeles and salubrious west London, both these clubs have a big market feel. Eduardo Tansley, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025 Less salubrious was Mahler-Werfel’s own political evolution in the twenties and thirties. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025 California’s salubrious climate, vigorous, entrepreneurial economy and guarantee of reproductive healthcare rights didn’t avert a population decline earlier in this decade. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025 Red cabbage is more salubrious than green cabbage due to its pigmentation, indicating the presence of anthocyanins, which are present in all plant tissues in the red to purple spectrum. Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 2 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for salubrious
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salubrious
Adjective
  • For most healthy adults, the occasional cola—such as a few servings per week—is unlikely to affect the kidneys in any measurable way.
    MD Published, Verywell Health, 2 May 2026
  • Unlike colon or breast cancer, there is no routine screening for pancreatic cancer in healthy people.
    Aria Bendix, NBC news, 2 May 2026
Adjective
  • With the naked eye and especially through good binoculars, its conjunction with a slender crescent moon on May 18 will be very pleasing to see.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 2 May 2026
  • May 21 – June 20 A good idea turns into real progress faster than expected.
    Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
Adjective
  • Experts will give informal tours of the various plant beds contained in the garden’s Chinese medicinal garden section, answering guest questions.
    Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
  • Through direct and indirect exchanges with these communities, early settlers learned of Indigenous applications of sassafras and adopted them in their own preparations of medicinal teas and tonics from the root bark.
    Kari Traylor, JSTOR Daily, 30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Brown emphasizes that his dishes are made with entirely healthful ingredients.
    Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Or what if a nurse advised a patient to stop exercising or sleeping regularly, or eating healthful meals, or taking prescribed medications?
    Peter Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2026

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“Salubrious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salubrious. Accessed 8 May. 2026.

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