health: Meaning and Definition of

health

Pronunciation: (helth), [key]
— n.
  1. the general condition of the body or mind with reference to soundness and vigor: good health; poor health.
  2. soundness of body or mind; freedom from disease or ailment: to have one's health; to lose one's health.
  3. a polite or complimentary wish for a person's health, happiness, etc., esp. as a toast: We drank a health to our guest of honor.
  4. vigor; vitality: economic health.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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