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Salutary definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SAL'UTARY, a. [L. salutaris, from salus, health.]
1. Wholesome; healthful; promoting health. Diet and exercise are salutary to men of sedentary habits.
2. Promotive of public safety; contributing to some beneficial purpose. The strict discipline of youth has a salutary effect on society.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health; "beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good night's sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air" [syn: good, salutary]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Middle French salutaire, from Latin salutaris, from salut-, salus health Date: 15th century 1. producing a beneficial effect ; remedial <salutary influences> 2. promoting health ; curative Synonyms: see healthful • salutarily adverb • salutariness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 producing good effects; beneficial. 2 archaic health-giving. Etymology: ME f. F salutaire or L salutaris f. salus -utis health

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Salutary Sal"u*ta*ry, a. [L. salutaris, from salus, -utis, health, safety: cf. F. salutaire. See Salubrious.] 1. Wholesome; healthful; promoting health; as, salutary exercise. 2. Promotive of, or contributing to, some beneficial purpose; beneficial; advantageous; as, a salutary design. Syn: Wholesome; healthful; salubrious; beneficial; useful; advantageous; profitable. -- Sal"u*ta*ri*ly, adv. -- Sal"u*ta*ri*ness, n.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

A salutary experience is good for you, even though it may seem difficult or unpleasant at first. (FORMAL) It was a salutary experience to be in the minority... ADJ: usu ADJ n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Healthy, healthful, salubrious, wholesome, salutiferous, helpful, safe. 2. Advantageous, beneficial, serviceable, good, useful, profitable.

Moby Thesaurus

aidful, beneficial, benign, bracing, conducive, constitutional, constructive, contributory, furthersome, good, good for, health-enhancing, health-preserving, healthful, healthy, helpful, hygeian, hygienic, invigorating, positive, profitable, refreshing, remedial, restorative, salubrious, sanative, sanatory, sanitary, serviceable, therapeutic, tonic, useful, wholesome