Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

salubrious

/səˈlu.bɹi.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables: salu-bri-ous
IPA: /səˈlu.bɹi.əs/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Promoting health or well-being; wholesome, especially relating to food or air.

Example Sentences

"Ireland has a mild, genial and salubrious climate, I remember from my geography lessons. Salubrious, my foot! Unless you take salubrious to mean a regular downpour the whole year round, with, in between, a penetrating dampness[…]"

Etymology

From Latin salūbris (“healthy”) + -ous.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *solh₂-, salūber
Suffix: ous

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /səˈlu.bɹi.əs/
British English: /səˈl(j)uː.bɹi.əs/

Inflected Forms

more salubrious (comparative) most salubrious (superlative)

Derived Forms

unsalubrious

Frequently Paired Words

insalubrious salubriously salubriousness salubrity

Synonyms

healful healthful healthy salutary good for you

Antonyms

insalubrious insalutary

Questions

How do you pronounce salubrious?: The recorded pronunciation is /səˈlu.bɹi.əs/.
What does salubrious mean?: Promoting health or well-being; wholesome, especially relating to food or air.
Where does salubrious come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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