health

noun
/ˈhɛlθ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English helthe, from Old English hǣlþ, from Proto-West Germanic *hailiþu, from Proto-Germanic *hailiþō, from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“whole, hale”). Cognate with Old High German heilida. Analyzable as whole, hale, or heal + -th (abstract nominal suffix). More at heal. Doublet of wholth.

  1. derived from *hailaz
  2. inherited from *hailiþō
  3. inherited from *hailiþu
  4. inherited from hǣlþ
  5. inherited from helthe

Definitions

  1. The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction

    The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness.

    • Her mental health is really affected by stressful environments.
    • My grampa still enjoys very good health.
  2. A state of well-being or balance, often physical but sometimes also mental and social

    A state of well-being or balance, often physical but sometimes also mental and social; the overall level of function of an organism from the cellular (micro) level to the social (macro) level.

    • The directors are concerned about the financial health of the project.
  3. Physical condition.

  4. + 4 more definitions
    1. Cure, remedy.

    2. A toast to prosperity.

      • Strikingly, however, Waller does not deny but rather revels in the claim that healths lead to excessive drinking
    3. The amount of damage an in-game object can withstand before it is destroyed.

      • The enemies on this level have a lot of health.
      • Lose a little health and there's a few seconds in which you'll be able to win it back by ragging on an enemy.
      • Enemies can knock your health down to zero if you're not careful and item upgrades are slow to come by.
    4. A warrior

      A warrior; hero; man.

      • They, under false pretence of amity and cheer, the British peers invite, the German healths to view.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at health. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01health02well-being03prosperity04prosperous05success06profitability07profit08flow09idea10shape

A definitional loop anchored at health. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at health

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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