adj · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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India, North:/ənˈhɛːl.d̪i/
India, North:/ənˈhɛːl.t̪hi/
India, South:/ˈən.(h)el.d̪i/
India, South:/ˈən.(h)el.t̪i/
rhymes with -ɛlθi
CMU ARPABET:AH0 N HH EH1 L TH IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Characterized by, or conducive to poor health.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The villagers lived in unhealthy surroundings.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Sick or ill.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
He was an unhealthy child.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Tending to corrupt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
He liked unhealthy reading material.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Characterized by disturbed mental health.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
He had an unhealthy interest in fire.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective
Meaning 5
not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
unhealthy ulcers
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: healthy
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
not conducive to good health
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an unhealthy diet of fast foods
an unhealthy climate
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
detrimental to health
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: insalubrious, unhealthful
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *kéh2ilos Proto-Germanic *hailaz Proto-Indo-European *-teh2der. Proto-Germanic *-iþō Proto-Germanic *hailiþō Proto-West Germanic *hailiþu Old English hǣlþ Middle English helthe English health Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English healthy English unhealthy From un- + healthy.
Across languages
Translations
47 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
غَيْر صِحِّيّ
(ḡayr ṣiḥḥiyy)
— conducive to poor health
Armenian:
վատառողջ
(vataṙoġǰ)
— conducive to poor health
Belarusian:
шкадлі́вы
(škadlívy)
— conducive to poor health
Belarusian:
шко́дны
(škódny)
— conducive to poor health
Belarusian:
нездаро́вы
(njezdaróvy)
— conducive to poor health
Bulgarian:
вре́ден
(vréden)
— conducive to poor health
Bulgarian:
нездраавословен
(nezdraavosloven)
— conducive to poor health
Catalan:
insalubre
— conducive to poor health
Czech:
nezdravý
— conducive to poor health
Dutch:
ongezond
— conducive to poor health
Esperanto:
malsana
— conducive to poor health
Estonian:
ebatervislik
— conducive to poor health
Finnish:
epäterveellinen
— conducive to poor health
French:
malsain
— conducive to poor health
French:
mauvais pour la santé
— conducive to poor health
German:
ungesund
— conducive to poor health
German:
gesundheitsschädlich
— conducive to poor health
Greek:
νοσηρός
(nosirós)
— conducive to poor health
Greek:
ανθυγιεινός
(anthygieinós)
— conducive to poor health
Hindi:
अस्वस्थ
(asvasth)
— conducive to poor health
Hungarian:
egészségtelen
— conducive to poor health
Ingrian:
vrednoi
— conducive to poor health
Italian:
malsano
— conducive to poor health
Italian:
insalubre
— conducive to poor health
Latin:
aeger
— conducive to poor health
Latin:
aegrotus
— conducive to poor health
Luxembourgish:
ongesond
— conducive to poor health
Khiamniungan Naga:
tǖkāngkāng
— conducive to poor health
Polish:
niezdrowy
— conducive to poor health
Portuguese:
insalubre
— conducive to poor health
Romanian:
nesănătos
— conducive to poor health
Russian:
вре́дный
(vrédnyj)
— conducive to poor health
Russian:
нездоро́вый
(nezdoróvyj)
— conducive to poor health
Slovak:
nezdravý
— conducive to poor health
Spanish:
insalubre
— conducive to poor health
Spanish:
no / poco / nada saludable / salutífero
— conducive to poor health
Spanish:
malsano
— conducive to poor health
Swedish:
ohälsosam
— conducive to poor health
Swedish:
hälsovådlig
— conducive to poor health
Turkish:
sağlıksız
— conducive to poor health
Ukrainian:
шкідли́вий
(škidlývyj)
— conducive to poor health
Ukrainian:
нездоро́вий
(nezdoróvyj)
— conducive to poor health
Welsh:
afiach
— conducive to poor health
Azerbaijani:
qeyri-sağlam
— characterized by disturbed mental health
Russian:
нездоро́вый
(nezdoróvyj)
— characterized by disturbed mental health
Swedish:
osund
— characterized by disturbed mental health
Swedish:
sjuklig
— characterized by disturbed mental health