sal´u|tar´i|ness

sal´u|tar´i|ness
sal|u|tar|y «SAL yuh TEHR ee», adjective.
1. promoting or contributing to a more satisfactory condition; beneficial: »

The teacher gave the discouraged student salutary advice. Through a wise and salutary neglect [of the colonies], a generous nature has been suffered to take her own way to perfection (Edmund Burke).

SYNONYM(S): profitable, useful.
2. good for the health; wholesome: »

Walking is a salutary exercise.

[< Latin salūtāris < salūs, -ūtis good health]
sal´u|tar´i|ly, adverb.
sal´u|tar´i|ness, noun.

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  • sal´u|tar´i|ly — sal|u|tar|y «SAL yuh TEHR ee», adjective. 1. promoting or contributing to a more satisfactory condition; beneficial: »The teacher gave the discouraged student salutary advice. Through a wise and salutary neglect [of the colonies], a generous… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sal|u|tar|y — «SAL yuh TEHR ee», adjective. 1. promoting or contributing to a more satisfactory condition; beneficial: »The teacher gave the discouraged student salutary advice. Through a wise and salutary neglect [of the colonies], a generous nature has been… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • tar — ac·e·tar·i·ous; ac·ro·tar·si·al; ac·ro·tar·si·um; acu·ti·plan·tar; al·mu·can·tar; al·pha·be·tar·i·an; al·tar; al·tar·age; al·tar·ist; an·i·mal·i·tar·i·an·ism; an·tiq·ui·tar·i·an; ar·ma·men·tar·i·um; as·tar·te; at·tar; au·tar·chic;… …   English syllables

  • sal — ab·o·ma·sal; abys·sal·benthic; abys·sal·pelagic; ace·tyl·sal·i·cyl·ic; ali·na·sal; al·ve·o·lo·na·sal; ami·no·sal·i·cyl·ic; am·phi·va·sal; apoph·y·sal; ban·sal·a·guin; bar·i·sal; ba·sal·tic; ba·sal·ti·form; bi·cur·sal; bi·ja·sal; bi·sal·tae;… …   English syllables

  • salutariness — sal·u·tar·i·ness …   English syllables

  • salutary — sal•u•tar•y [[t]ˈsæl yəˌtɛr i[/t]] adj. 1) favorable to or promoting health; healthful 2) promoting or conducive to some beneficial purpose; wholesome • Etymology: 1480–90; < L salūt(āris) (salūt , s. of salūs health + āris ar I) + ary… …   From formal English to slang

  • men — men·acme; men·a·di·one; men·ar·che; men·as·pis; men·da·cious; men·da·cious·ly; men·da·cious·ness; men·dac·i·ty; men·de; men·de·lé·eff s; men·de·le·vi·um; men·de·lian·ism; men·de·lian·ist; men·del·ism; men·del·ize; men·del s; men·de·lye·ev·ite;… …   English syllables

  • ri — abac·te·ri·al; ab·de·ri·an; ab·ka·ri; ac·an·thop·te·ri; ac·an·thu·ri·dae; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·ces·so·ri·al; ac·ces·so·ri·us; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; ac·cus·a·to·ri·al; acera·the·ri·um;… …   English syllables

  • uni — uni·algal; uni·ate; uni·at·ism; uni·axial; uni·bi·va·lent; uni·cameral; uni·cameralism; uni·capsula; uni·cell; uni·cen·tric; uni·cist; uni·color; uni·col·or·ous; uni·consonantal; uni·constant; uni·cum; uni·cur·sal; uni·cuspid; uni·cy·cle;… …   English syllables

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