Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hale and hearty

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables: hale and -hearty
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In a state of robust good health.

adj

Conducive to robust good health.

Example Sentences

"He was a hale and hearty man at that time, and remained hale and hearty for many years afterwards; so hale and hearty, that in the year 1798, being then turned seventy-eight, and having lived in America ten years, he married a young woman of Scottish extraction"
"Now, at almost 90, he is hale and hearty, full of recollections, and retains a keen interest in life—a truly remarkable character and a great gentleman of the footplate."
"Three of the four are hale and hearty today, and it is doubtful they have forgotten a single detail of that event."
"This is a hale and hearty dish, filled with beef, potatoes and carrots."

Inflected Forms

more hale and hearty (comparative) most hale and hearty (superlative) hale and hardy (alternative)

Phrases

hale and heartily hale and heartiness

Questions

What does hale and hearty mean?: In a state of robust good health.

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