Hale
Adjective
Meaning
- Free from defect, disease, or infirmity:
- Sound;
- Also: retaining
exceptional health and vigour
Examples
"He was a rich and powerful noble, then in his
sixty-second year, but hale and sturdy, a great horseman and hunter and a pious
man." — Edith Wharton, "Kerfol," 1916
"These twins were New Year's babies in 1926. Today the
two men are hale and healthy and love to banter with each other about old times
and their lives." — Marilyn Salzl Brinkman, The St. Cloud (Minnesota) Times,
18 Dec. 2015
Did You Know?
When you need a word to describe someone or something in
good health, you might pick hale or a synonym such as healthy, sound, or
robust. Of those terms, healthy is the most general, implying full strength and
vigour or simply freedom from signs of disease. Sound generally emphasizes the
complete absence of defects of mind or body. Robust implies the opposite of all
that is delicate or sickly and usually suggests muscular strength as well as
the ability to work or play long and hard. Hale applies especially to
robustness in later life. The phrase "hale and hearty" is often used
to describe an older person who retains the physical qualities of youth.
Name That Synonym
Unscramble the letters to create a synonym of hale (but one
typically applied to someone at a different stage in life): NOGBUCIN.
Merriam-Webster
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