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healthful
healthful [adjective]
helping to produce good health
US
/ˈhelθ.fəl/
UK
/ˈhelθ.fəl/
Example:
A healthful diet includes lots of green vegetables.
helping to produce good health
A healthful diet includes lots of green vegetables.
healthful
health‧ful /ˈhelθfəl/ BrE AmE adjective formal
likely to make you healthy:
healthful mountain air
healthful
health·ful [healthful healthfully] [ˈhelθfl] [ˈhelθfl] adjective usually before noun (formal or NAmE)
good for your health
Derived Word: healthfully
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
healthful / ˈhelθ.f ə l / adjective US
helping to produce good health:
A healthful diet includes lots of green vegetables.
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healthful
[he̱lθfʊl]
ADJ-GRADED
Something that is healthful is good for your health.
Does the college cafeteria provide a healthful diet?...
Chinese cooking is both low in calories and healthful.
Syn:
healthy
healthful
health·ful /ˈhɛlɵfəl/ adj [more ~; most ~] : good for your health : healthy
• healthful living
• a healthful lifestyle/diet
• The meal was both healthful and satisfying.
- health·ful·ly adv
- health·ful·ness noun [noncount]
not ordinary or usual
The car has a number of special safety features.
special
adjective
1 not usual or ordinary; important for a reason:
It's my birthday today so we are having a special dinner.
2 for a particular person or thing:
He goes to a special school for deaf children.
special
I. spe‧cial1 S1 W1 /ˈspeʃəl/ BrE AmE adjective
[Word Family: noun: ↑special, ↑specialist, SPECIALITY/SPECIALTY, ↑specialization, ↑specialism; adjective: ↑special, ↑specialized; verb: ↑specialize; adverb: ↑specially]
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: especial, from Latin specialis 'particular', from species; ⇨ ↑species]
1. not ordinary or usual, but different in some way and often better or more important:
a special place in the classroom for reading
No one receives special treatment.
Maria’s special recipe for apple pie
The good china was used only on special occasions.
Each village has its own special charm.
anything/something/nothing special
Are you doing anything special for Christmas?
2. particularly important to someone and deserving attention, love etc:
a party with a few special friends
a teacher who made every child feel special
Her second son had a special place in her heart.
3. [only before noun] a special position or job has a particular purpose or aim, and continues only until that purpose or aim is achieved:
Mitchell acted as a special envoy in the Northern Ireland peace talks.
4. [only before noun] more than usual SYN particular:
Pay special attention to how you clean the wound.
special
spe·cial [special specials] adjective, noun [ˈspeʃl] [ˈspeʃl]
adjective
1. usually before noun not ordinary or usual; different from what is normal
Syn: exceptional
• The school will only allow this in special circumstances.
• Some of the officials have special privileges.
• There is something special about this place.
• This type of wood needs special treatment.
2. more important than others; deserving or getting more attention than usual
• What are your special interests?
• She's a very special friend.
• Our special guest on next week's show will be…
• Don't lose it — it's special.
3. organized or intended for a particular purpose
• a special event
• These teachers need special training.
• Dr Pearce is the special adviser on environmental issues.
4. used by or intended for one particular person or group of people
• She has a special way of smiling.
• He sent a special message to the men.
5. only before noun better or more than usual
• As an only child she got special attention.
• Please take special care of it.
compare especial
Word Origin:
Middle English: shortening of Old French especial ‘especial’ or Latin specialis, from species ‘appearance’, from specere ‘to look’.
Thesaurus:
special adj.
1. usually before noun
• Journalists were given no special privileges.
exceptional • • particular • |formal extraordinary •
Opp: ordinary
a special/an exceptional case/situation
special/exceptional circumstances
of special/particular concern/importance/interest
2.
• She has a special way of smiling.
unique • • distinctive • • peculiar • • idiosyncratic • |usually approving individual •
sth special/unique/distinctive/individual about sth
a/an special/unique/distinctive/peculiar/idiosyncratic/individual style/character
sb/sth's special/unique/distinctive/peculiar brand of sth
Example Bank:
• He was usually to be found in the cafe at his own special table by the window.
• In special circumstances candidates without these qualifications may be considered.
• It's the author's special way of paying homage to an earlier poet.
• Journalists were given no special privileges.
• Police advised residents to take special precautions because of the increase in burglaries.
• The President ended with a special message for the people of Texas.
• The choreographer created a special style of dance for each character.
• The director received a special ovation from the actors.
• The directors have their own special pension fund.
• The merger was approved at a special meeting of shareholders.
• The oil industry was treated as a special case.
• The speaker paid special tribute to the founder of the organization.
• There really is something special about the place.
Idiom: on special
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
special / ˈspeʃ. ə l / adjective (NOT USUAL)
A2 not ordinary or usual:
The car has a number of special safety features.
Is there anything special that you'd like to do today?
Passengers should tell the airline in advance if they have any special dietary needs.
I don't expect special treatment - I just want to be treated fairly.
Full details of the election results will be published in a special edition of tomorrow's newspaper.
I have a suit for special occasions .
There's a special offer on peaches ( UK also peaches are on special offer ) (= they are being sold at a reduced price) this week.
A2 especially great or important, or having a quality that most similar things or people do not have:
Could I ask you a special favour?
I'm cooking something special for her birthday.
special / ˈspeʃ. ə l / adjective [ before noun ] (PARTICULAR)
B1 having a particular purpose:
Firefighters use special breathing equipment in smoky buildings.
Some of the children have special educational needs.
You need special tyres on your car for snow.
She works as a special adviser to the president.
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special
[spe̱ʃ(ə)l]
specials
1) ADJ-GRADED Someone or something that is special is better or more important than other people or things.
You're very special to me, darling...
There are strong arguments for holidays at Easter and Christmas because these are special occasions...
Just to see him was something special...
My special guest will be comedian Ben Elton.
Ant:
ordinary
2) ADJ: ADJ n Special means different from normal.
In special cases, a husband can deduct the travel expenses of his wife who accompanies him on a business trip...
So you didn't notice anything special about him?...
There is nothing worse than trying to relax and eat a special meal only to find clouds of cigarette smoke drifting over you.
...`Little Scarlet' strawberry jam, made from a special variety of strawberry.
Ant:
normal
3) ADJ: ADJ n You use special to describe someone who is officially appointed or who has a particular position specially created for them.
Due to his wife's illness, he returned to the State Department as special adviser to the President...
Frank Deford is a special correspondent for Newsweek magazine.
4) ADJ: ADJ n Special institutions are for people who have serious physical or mental problems.
Police are still searching for a convicted rapist, who escaped from Broadmoor special hospital yesterday.
5) ADJ: ADJ n You use special to describe something that relates to one particular person, group, or place.
Every anxious person will have his or her own special problems or fears.
...it requires a very special brand of courage to fight dictators.
Syn:
unique
6) N-COUNT A special is a product, programme, or meal which is not normally available, or which is made for a particular purpose.
...complaints about the BBC's Hallowee̱n special, `Ghostwatch'...
Grocery stores have to offer enough specials to bring people into the store.
...talk shows and news specials.
1spe·cial /ˈspɛʃəl/ adj
1 [more ~; most ~] : different from what is normal or usual
• This is a special case and I want you to handle it personally.
• Only under special circumstances will you be allowed to retake the test.
• Is there any special [=particular] reason why you're not coming? especially; : unusual in a good way : better or more important than others
• Your many years of service put you in a special category.
• Why should you receive any special treatment?
• It takes a special quality to do what he did.
• This is a very special occasion.
• Are you doing anything special over the holidays?
• The movie was nothing special. [=was not particularly good]
• We have a special guest tonight—the mayor.
2 [more ~; most ~] : especially important or loved
• a special friend
• No one is more special to me than my wife.
• He always made her feel special.
• He holds a special place in her heart.
3 always used before a noun
a : more than is usual
• Pay special attention to the last paragraph.
• Take special care on the way down the stairs.
• They showed special concern for the children.
• The report places special emphasis on new technology.
b : additional or extra
• a special edition of a newspaper
• He won't tell us the special ingredient in his salad dressing.
• This camera has a special feature that lets you take panoramic views.
4 always used before a noun : relating to or intended for a particular purpose
• a special diet
• He was on special assignment for the government.
• special election coverage
• I was given special orders not to let you in.
• To clean the oven, I had to wear special gloves. [=a particular kind of glove]
• Do you have any special instructions for the babysitter?
• a special correspondent/prosecutor
having good things happen to you by chance
"I'm going on holiday." "Lucky you!"
lucky
adjective (luckier, luckiest)
1 having good luck:
She is lucky to be alive after the accident.
opposite unlucky
2 bringing success or good luck:
My lucky number is 3.
opposite unlucky
lucky
luck‧y S2 W3 /ˈlʌki/ BrE AmE adjective (comparative luckier, superlative luckiest)
[Word Family: adjective: ↑lucky ≠ ↑unlucky, ↑luckless; noun: ↑luck; adverb: ↑luckily ≠ ↑unluckily]
1. having good luck SYN fortunate OPP unlucky
be lucky to do/be something
The children were lucky to survive the fire which destroyed their home.
lucky enough to do something
those of us lucky enough to own our own homes
lucky if
I’ll be lucky if I get any of my money back.
lucky (that)
I was tremendously lucky that I didn’t die in the accident.
lucky with
We’ve been very lucky with the weather.
count/consider/think yourself lucky
Count yourself lucky you’ve got a husband like Jack.
get lucky (=be lucky on a particular occasion)
You might get lucky and find a bargain.
2. resulting from good luck:
I didn’t really know your name – it was just a lucky guess.
A middle-aged woman had a lucky escape when a tree crashed down onto her car.
it is lucky (that)
It’s lucky that no-one was hurt.
3. bringing good luck:
a lucky charm
4. lucky you/me etc spoken used to say that someone is fortunate to be able to do something:
‘My husband’s a rich man, and devoted to me.’ ‘Lucky you.’
5. be sb’s lucky day spoken used to say that something good and often unexpected will happen to someone:
We’re going to win. I just know it’s our lucky day
6. you’ll/you’d be lucky! spoken used to tell someone that what they want probably will not happen:
‘£50 should be enough.’ ‘You’ll be lucky!’
7. I/you should be so lucky! spoken used to tell someone that what they want is not likely to happen, especially because it is unreasonable:
You want three weeks holiday? You should be so lucky!
⇨ strike it lucky at ↑strike1(19), ⇨ thank your lucky stars at ↑thank(3), ⇨ third time lucky at ↑third1(2)
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COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
▪ feel lucky I feel so incredibly lucky to have had that experience.
▪ get lucky informal (=be lucky) They’re not a great team - they just got lucky.
▪ count/consider/think yourself lucky (=believe that you are lucky in a particular situation) You should count yourself lucky you weren’t seriously hurt.
▪ strike (it) lucky informal (=be lucky) I applied for twenty jobs before I struck lucky.
lucky
lucky [lucky luckier luckiest] [ˈlʌki] [ˈlʌki] adjective (luck·ier, lucki·est)
1. having good luck
Syn: fortunate
• ~ (to do sth) His friend was killed and he knows he is lucky to be alive.
• She was lucky enough to be chosen for the team.
• ~ (that…) You were lucky (that) you spotted the danger in time.
• You can think yourself lucky you didn't get mugged.
• She counted herself lucky that she still had a job.
• Mark is one of the lucky ones — he at least has somewhere to sleep.
• the lucky winners
2. ~ (for sb) (that…) being the result of good luck
• It was lucky for us that we were able to go.
• That was the luckiest escape of my life.
• a lucky guess
3. bringing good luck
• a lucky charm
more at strike (it) lucky at strike v., thank your lucky stars at thank, third time lucky at third
Idioms: lucky you/me ▪ you should be so lucky ▪ you'll be lucky
Derived Word: luckily
Thesaurus:
lucky adj.
1.
• Sam knew he was lucky to be alive.
fortunate • • in luck •
Opp: unlucky
lucky/fortunate that…
lucky/fortunate to do sth
feel/consider yourself/count yourself/think yourself lucky/fortunate
2.
• It was lucky for us that he didn't see us.
fortunate • • happy • • timely •
Opp: unlucky
lucky/fortunate/timely for sb/sth
lucky/fortunate/timely that…
a lucky/fortunate/happy coincidence/chance
Example Bank:
• It was lucky for you that no one saw you.
• She hopes that some day she'll get lucky and win the jackpot.
• She is incredibly lucky to be alive.
• That was just plain lucky.
• We certainly struck it lucky with the weather.
• We've been pretty lucky so far.
• A lucky find on the edge of the Cotswolds is helping archaeologists discover what life was like in Roman Britain.
• I didn't know he was there— it was just a lucky guess.
• It was lucky for us that he didn't see us.
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
lucky / ˈlʌk.i / adjective
A2 having good things happen to you by chance:
"I'm going on holiday." "Lucky you!"
The lucky winner will be able to choose from three different holidays.
[ + to infinitive ] They're lucky to have such a nice office to work in.
He's lucky that he wasn't fired.
It sounds as if you had a lucky escape (= by good chance you were able to avoid something dangerous or unpleasant) .
We'll be lucky if we get there by midnight at this rate (= we might get there by midnight or it might be later) .
B1 bringing good luck:
a lucky charm
Six is my lucky number.
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lucky
[lʌ̱ki]
luckier, luckiest
1) ADJ-GRADED: oft ADJ to-inf You say that someone is lucky when they have something that is very desirable or when they are in a very desirable situation.
I am luckier than most. I have a job...
I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth...
He is incredibly lucky to be alive...
Those who are lucky enough to be wealthy have a duty to give to the hungry.
Syn:
fortunate
2) ADJ-GRADED Someone who is lucky seems to always have good luck.
Some people are born lucky aren't they?...
He had always been lucky at cards.
3) ADJ-GRADED If you describe an action or experience as lucky, you mean that it was good or successful, and that it happened by chance and not as a result of planning or preparation.
They admit they are now desperate for a lucky break...
He was lucky that it was only a can of beer that knocked him on the head.
4) ADJ: usu ADJ n A lucky object is something that people believe helps them to be successful.
He did not have on his other lucky charm, a pair of green socks.
5) → See also happy-go-lucky
6) PHRASE: V inflects, usu PHR if, PHR to-inf If you say that someone will be lucky to do or get something, you mean that they are very unlikely to do or get it, and will definitely not do or get any more than that.
You'll be lucky if you get any breakfast...
Those remaining in work will be lucky to get the smallest of pay increases...
You'll be lucky to have change out of ₤750.
7) PHRASE: V inflects, oft PHR to-inf/that If you say that someone can count themselves lucky, you mean that the situation they are in or the thing that has happened to them is better than it might have been or than they might have expected.
She counted herself lucky to get a job in one of Edinburgh's department stores...
At the end of two days, you may count yourself lucky that you don't have to live here.
8) CONVENTION You can use lucky in expressions such as `Lucky you' and `Lucky devil' when you are slightly jealous of someone else's good luck or success, or surprised at it. [INFORMAL]
`The thing about Mr Kemp is that he always treats me like a lady.' - `Lucky old you.'
9) PHRASE: V inflects If you strike lucky or strike it lucky, you have some good luck. [mainly BRIT, INFORMAL]
You may strike lucky and find a sympathetic and helpful clerk, but, there again, you might not.
10) PHRASE: usu v-link PHR If you say that it is third time lucky for someone, you mean that they have tried to do a particular thing twice before and that this time they will succeed.
I've had two runners-up medals with Monaco and AC Milan, but I hope it will be third time lucky and I get a winners' medal with Rangers.
11) to thank one's lucky stars → see star
lucky
lucky /ˈlʌki/ adj luck·i·er; -est
1 : having good luck : fortunate
• We're lucky that things turned out as well as they did.
• You're lucky to have a choice. = You're lucky that you have a choice.
• I feel lucky to be alive.
• I count/consider myself lucky to know you.
• Aren't you the lucky one! [=you are a lucky person]
• “I managed to get a ticket!” “Lucky you! They were all sold out by the time I got there.”
• Tickets were available only for the lucky few.
• The lucky winner will be given a brand new car.
• I know you'll enjoy the show if you're lucky enough to get a ticket.
• Congratulations on getting the job, you lucky dog/devil.
• (chiefly US) He's a lucky stiff. [=he's very lucky]
• He was always lucky in love. [=he was always lucky in his romantic relationships]
2 : producing a good result by chance : resulting from good luck
• He scored a goal on a lucky shot.
• Their meeting was a lucky accident.
• We got a lucky break.
• It was a lucky coincidence that we were both there at the same time.
• a lucky find/guess
• It's lucky for us that the weather is so good. = We're lucky that the weather is so good.
• a lucky coin/charm
• This must be your lucky day. [=a day when something good happens because of good luck]
• You should thank your lucky stars [=you should be very grateful] that you have a friend like her.
get lucky
1 : to have good luck : to succeed because of good luck
• We thought all the tickets might have already been sold, but we got lucky—there were still a few left when we arrived.
2 informal : to succeed in finding or getting someone to have sex with you
• He's hoping to get lucky tonight.
third time lucky
- see 1third
not good for your health, or not strong and well
an unhealthy diet
unhealthy
adjective (unhealthier, unhealthiest)
1 not well; often ill:
an unhealthy child
2 that can make you ill:
unhealthy food
opposite healthy
unhealthy
un‧health‧y /ʌnˈhelθi/ BrE AmE adjective (comparative unhealthier, superlative unhealthiest)
[Word Family: noun: ↑health, ↑healthiness; adverb: ↑healthily ≠ ↑unhealthily; adjective: ↑healthy ≠ ↑unhealthy]
1. likely to make you ill:
unhealthy living conditions
2. not normal or natural and likely to be harmful:
an unhealthy relationship
unhealthy interest/obsession/fear etc
Gareth had an unhealthy interest in death.
3. not physically healthy SYN ill, sick:
an unhealthy baby
4. unhealthy skin, hair etc shows that you are ill or not healthy:
an unhealthy pale complexion
unhealthy
un·healthy [unhealthy unhealthier unhealthiest] [ʌnˈhelθi] [ʌnˈhelθi] adjective
1. not having good health; showing a lack of good health
• They looked poor and unhealthy.
• unhealthy skin
• His eyeballs were an unhealthy yellow.
2. harmful to your health; likely to make you ill/sick
• unhealthy living conditions
• an unhealthy diet/lifestyle
3. not normal and likely to be harmful
Syn: unwholesome
• He had an unhealthy interest in disease and death.
Opp: healthy
Derived Word: unhealthily
Example Bank:
• The miners worked in very unhealthy conditions.
• Doctors say too many teenagers adopt an unhealthy lifestyle.
• Just taking vitamin tablets will not turn an unhealthy diet into a good one.
• The unhealthy climate made it an unattractive place in which to settle.
• Tuberculosis often affects people in unhealthy living conditions.
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
unhealthy / ʌnˈhel.θi / adjective
B1 not good for your health, or not strong and well:
an unhealthy diet
unhealthily / -θɪ.li / adverb
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unhealthy
[ʌnhe̱lθi]
unhealthier, unhealthiest
1) ADJ-GRADED Something that is unhealthy is likely to cause illness or poor health.
Avoid unhealthy foods such as hamburger and chips...
He worked in the notoriously unhealthy environment of a coal mine.
Ant:
healthy
2) ADJ-GRADED If you are unhealthy, you are not very fit or well.
I'm quite unhealthy really.
...a poorly dressed, unhealthy looking fellow with a poor complexion.
Ant:
healthy
3) ADJ-GRADED An unhealthy economy or company is financially weak and unsuccessful.
The redundancy of skilled and experienced workers is a terrible waste and a clear sign of an unhealthy economy.
Syn:
weak
Ant:
strong
4) ADJ-GRADED If you describe someone's behaviour or interests as unhealthy, you do not consider them to be normal and think they may involve mental problems.
Frank has developed what I would term an unhealthy relationship with these people...
This government has a developed an unhealthy obsession with secrecy...
MacGregor believes it is unhealthy to lead a life with no interests beyond politics.
Ant:
healthy
unhealthy
un·healthy /ˌʌnˈhɛlɵi/ adj un·health·i·er; -est [or more ~; most ~] : not healthy: such as
a : not having or showing good health
• an unhealthy liver
• unhealthy workers
• Her skin looks blotchy and unhealthy.
b : harmful to your health : likely to make you sick
• unhealthy eating habits
• Tests revealed an unhealthy level of lead in the water.
• Eating honey can be unhealthy for babies.
c : not doing well : not successful
• an unhealthy economy
• a financially unhealthy company
d : involving or causing feelings and thoughts that are not normal and healthy
• He was stuck in an unhealthy relationship.
• She has an unhealthy interest in natural disasters.
containing a lot of fat
Goose is a very fatty meat.
fatty
I. fat‧ty1 /ˈfæti/ BrE AmE adjective
[Word Family: adjective: ↑fat, ↑fattening, ↑fatty, ↑fatted; noun: ↑fat, ↑fatty; verb: ↑fatten]
containing a lot of fat:
fatty foods
fatty
fatty [fatty fatties fattier fattiest] adjective, noun [ˈfæti] [ˈfæti]
adjective (fat·tier, fat·ti·est)
containing a lot of fat; consisting of fat
• fatty foods
• fatty tissue
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
fatty / ˈfæt.i / / ˈfæt̬- / adjective
C1 containing a lot of fat:
Goose is a very fatty meat.
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fatty
[fæ_ti]
fattier, fattiest, fatties
1) ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ n Fatty food contains a lot of fat.
Don't eat fatty food or chocolates...
The report dispels the myth that Northerners have a fattier diet than people in the south.
2) ADJ: ADJ n Fatty acids or fatty tissues, for example, contain or consist of fat.
...fatty acids...
The woman lost about 1.8kg of fatty tissue during the week's fast.
3) N-COUNT (disapproval) If you call someone a fatty, you are criticizing or insulting them for being fat. [INFORMAL]
Consuming this amount of food could turn these fit players into fatties...
`Get another one, Fatty,' said Jerry.
1fat·ty /ˈfæti/ adj fat·ti·er; -est [more ~; most ~] : containing fat and especially a large amount of fat
• a rather fatty steak
• fatty tissue
• I try to avoid fatty foods.
containing only a small amount of fat
a low-fat diet
low-fat
ˌlow-ˈfat BrE AmE adjective
containing or using only a small amount of fat:
low-fat yoghurt
a low-fat diet
low-fat
ˌlow-ˈfat f240 [low-fat] adjective usually before noun
containing only a very small amount of fat
• low-fat cheese
• a low-fat diet
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
ˌ low- ˈ fat / ˌləʊˈfæt / adjective
containing only a small amount of fat:
a low-fat diet
low-fat yogurt/cheese/spreads
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low-fat
low–fat adj : containing or having less fat than usual
• a low-fat diet
• low-fat dairy products
tasting of salt
This bacon is too salty for me.
salty
salt‧y /ˈsɔːlti $ ˈsɒːlti/ BrE AmE adjective
1. tasting of or containing salt:
a slightly salty taste
salty foods
2. American English old-fashioned language, a story, or a joke that is salty is amusing and often about sex
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THESAURUS
■ describing the taste of something
▪ delicious having a very good taste: This cake is delicious! | a delicious meal
▪ disgusting/revolting having a very bad taste: The medicine tasted disgusting. | They had to eat revolting things, like fish eyes.
▪ sweet tasting full of sugar: The oranges were very sweet.
▪ tasty especially spoken tasting good and with plenty of flavour: She cooked us a simple but tasty meal. | That was really tasty!
▪ sour/tart having a taste that stings your tongue slightly, like lemon does – used especially when this is rather unpleasant: The apples were a little sour. | The wine has rather a tart taste, which not everyone will like.
▪ tangy having a taste that stings your tongue slightly, like lemon does, in a way that seems good: The dressing was nice and tangy.
▪ bitter having a strong taste which is not sweet and is sometimes rather unpleasant – used for example about black coffee, or chocolate without sugar: bitter chocolate | The medicine had rather a bitter taste. | Hops give beer its distinctive bitter taste.
▪ salty containing a lot of salt: Danish salami has a salty flavour.
▪ hot/spicy having a burning taste because it contains strong spices: I love hot curries. | a spicy tomato sauce
▪ piquant /ˈpiːkənt/ formal a little spicy – used especially by people who write about food. This word can sound rather ↑pretentious in everyday conversation: cooked vegetables in a piquant sauce
▪ mild not having a strong or hot taste – usually used about foods that can sometimes be spicy: a mild curry
▪ bland not having an interesting taste: I found the sauce rather bland.
salty
salty [salty saltier saltiest] [ˈsɔːlti] [ˈsɒlti] [ˈsɔːlti] adjective (salt·ier, salti·est)
1. containing or tasting of salt
• salty food
• salty sea air
compare sweet
2. (old-fashioned) (of language or humour) amusing and sometimes slightly rude
• She has a salty sense of humour.
Derived Word: saltiness
Example Bank:
• It tasted slightly salty.
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
salty / ˈsɒl.ti / / ˈsɑːl.t̬i / adjective
B2 tasting of salt:
This bacon is too salty for me.
saltiness / -nəs / noun [ U ]
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salty
[sɔ͟ːlti]
saltier, saltiest
ADJ-GRADED
Something that is salty contains salt or tastes of salt.
...salty foods such as ham and bacon.
...a cool salty sea breeze.
Derived words:
saltiness N-UNCOUNT The saltiness of the cheese is balanced by the sweetness of the red peppers.
salty
salty /ˈsɑːlti/ adj salt·i·er; -est [also more ~; most ~]
1 : containing salt or too much salt
• salty foods
• a salty lake
• I think the soup tastes salty.
2 US old-fashioned : somewhat rude or shocking
• salty language/talk
- salt·i·ness /ˈsɑːltinəs/ noun [noncount]
• the saltiness of tears
containing fewer calories (= units for measuring the amount of energy a food provides) than normal
low-calorie drinks/snacks
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
ˌ low- ˈ calorie / ˌləʊˈkæl. ə r.i / / ˌloʊˈkæl.ɚ.i / adjective ( also low-cal , lo-cal , / ˌləʊˈkæl / / ˌloʊ- / )
containing fewer calories (= units for measuring the amount of energy a food provides) than normal:
low-calorie drinks/snacks
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strong and well
She's a normal healthy child.
healthy
adjective (healthier, healthiest)
1 well; not often ill:
healthy children
2 helping to make or keep you well:
healthy food
opposite unhealthy
healthy
health‧y S3 W3 /ˈhelθi/ BrE AmE adjective (comparative healthier, superlative healthiest)
[Word Family: noun: ↑health, ↑healthiness; adverb: ↑healthily ≠ ↑unhealthily; adjective: ↑healthy ≠ ↑unhealthy]
1. PERSON/ANIMAL/PLANT physically strong and not likely to become ill or weak:
a healthy baby boy
I’ve always been perfectly healthy until now.
2. GOOD FOR YOUR BODY good for your body:
a healthy lifestyle
a healthy diet
the importance of healthy eating
3. SHOWING GOOD HEALTH showing that you are healthy:
Her face had a healthy glow.
All of our kids have healthy appetites (=they like to eat a lot).
4. BEHAVIOUR/ATTITUDE used to describe an attitude, feeling, or behaviour that is natural, normal, and sensible:
I don’t think it’s healthy for her to spend so much time alone.
healthy respect/disrespect/scepticism etc
a healthy disrespect for silly regulations
5. COMPANY/RELATIONSHIP ETC a healthy company, society, relationship, ↑economy etc is working effectively and successfully:
a healthy economy with a well-trained workforce
6. AMOUNT large and showing that someone is successful – used about amounts of money:
a healthy profit
a healthy bank balance
—healthily adverb
—healthiness noun [uncountable]
• • •
THESAURUS
▪ healthy having good health: A good diet keeps you healthy. | They tested the drug on healthy volunteers.
▪ well used especially when describing or asking about how someone feels or looks: I don’t feel well. | How was James – did he look well?
▪ fine spoken used in a reply to a question about your health, or when talking about someone else’s health. Use fine only in replies, not in questions or statements: ‘Hi, Tom, how are you?’ ‘Fine, thanks.’ | She had a bad cold, but she’s fine now.
▪ all right/OK spoken not ill or injured. These expressions are very commonly used in everyday spoken English: You look pale – are you feeling all right? | He’s had an accident but he’s OK.
▪ better less ill than you were, or no longer ill: I’m feeling a lot better now. | Don’t come back to school until you’re better.
▪ fit healthy, especially because you exercise regularly: She keeps fit by cycling everywhere. | Police officers have to be physically fit and have good eyesight.
▪ in (good) shape healthy and fit: Jogging keeps me in pretty good shape.
▪ robust literary healthy and strong, and not likely to become ill: He had a robust constitution (=a strong and healthy body). | robust plants | a robust girl, wearing a thick woollen sweater
▪ be/look a picture of health to look very healthy: She looked a picture of health as she posed for the cameras.
healthy
healthy [healthy healthier healthiest] [ˈhelθi] [ˈhelθi] adjective (health·ier, healthi·est)
1. having good health and not likely to become ill/sick
• a healthy child/animal/tree
• Keep healthy by eating well and exercising regularly.
Opp: unhealthy
2. usually before noun good for your health
• a healthy diet/climate/lifestyle
Opp: unhealthy
3. usually before noun showing that you are in good health
• to have a healthy appetite
• a shampoo that keeps hair looking healthy
4. normal and sensible
• The child showed a healthy curiosity.
• She has a healthy respect for her rival's talents.
• It's not healthy the way she clings to the past.
Opp: unhealthy
5. successful and working well
• a healthy economy
• Your car doesn't sound very healthy.
6. usually before noun large and showing success
• a healthy bank balance
• a healthy profit
Derived Words: healthily ▪ healthiness
Thesaurus:
healthy adj.
1.
• Keep healthy with good food and exercise.
strong • |especially BrE fit • |especially spoken well • • fine •
Opp: sickly, Opp: unhealthy
feel/look healthy/strong/fit/well/fine
keep (sb) healthy/fit/well
fit and healthy/strong/well
2. usually before noun
• Many people are adopting a healthy lifestyle.
good • • nutritious • • nourishing •
Opp: unhealthy
a healthy/good/nutritious/nourishing meal/diet
healthy/good/nutritious/nourishing food
Synonyms:
well
all right • OK • fine • healthy • strong • fit
These words all describe sb who is not ill and is in good health.
well • [not usually before noun] (rather informal) in good health: ▪ I'm not feeling very well. ◊ ▪ Is he well enough to travel?
Well is used especially to talk about your own health, to ask sb about their health or to make a comment on it.
all right • [not before noun] (rather informal) not feeling ill; not injured: ▪ Are you feeling all right?
OK • [not before noun] (informal) not feeling ill; not injured: ▪ She says she's OK now, and will be back at work tomorrow.
all right or ok?
These words are slightly less positive than the other words in this group. They are both used in spoken English to talk about not actually being ill or injured, rather than being positively in good health. Both are rather informal but OK is slightly more informal than all right.
fine • [not before noun] (not used in negative statements) (rather informal) completely well: ▪ ‘How are you?’ ‘Fine, thanks.’
Fine is used especially to talk about your health, especially when sb asks you how you are. It is also used to talk about sb's health when you are talking to sb else. Unlike well it is not often used to ask sb about their health or make a comment on it: Are you keeping fine?
healthy • in good health and not likely to become ill: ▪ Keep healthy by exercising regularly.
strong • in good health and not suffering from an illness: ▪ After a few weeks she was feeling stronger.
Strong is often used to talk about becoming healthy again after an illness.
fit • (especially BrE) in good physical health, especially because you take regular physical exercise: ▪ I go swimming every day in order to keep fit.
all right/OK/fit for sth
all right/OK/fit to do sth
to feel/look well/all right/OK/fine/healthy/strong/fit
to keep (sb) well/healthy/fit
perfectly well/all right/OK/fine/healthy/fit
physically well/healthy/strong/fit
Example Bank:
• Her good diet had kept her healthy.
• She looked pale, but otherwise healthy.
• The economy is extremely healthy at the moment.
• The rare disorder strikes apparently healthy boys between the ages of five and twelve.
• Their lifestyle is quite healthy.
• We have a very healthy diet.
• Working in the open air has made him very healthy.
• You look disgustingly healthy! How do you manage it?
• a new diet which is considered much healthier than previous ones
• He says he's ill, but he looks perfectly healthy to me.
• Here are ten tips for a healthy heart.
• I feel much healthier since I gave up smoking.
• Keep healthy by eating well and exercising regularly.
• Many people today are adopting a healthy lifestyle.
• More public awareness of healthy eating has made us think more about our diet.
• She gave birth to a healthy boy.
• The condition can affect otherwise healthy adults.
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
healthy / ˈhel.θi / adjective (HEALTH)
A2 strong and well:
She's a normal healthy child.
He looks healthy enough.
showing that you are strong and well:
The walk had given her a healthy glow.
a healthy appetite
A2 good for your health:
a healthy diet
a good healthy walk
healthily / -θɪ.li / adverb
Eat healthily (= eat foods that are good for you) and take plenty of exercise.
healthy / ˈhel.θi / adjective (SUCCESSFUL)
C2 successful and strong:
a healthy economy
healthily / -θɪ.li / adverb
Eat healthily (= eat foods that are good for you) and take plenty of exercise.
healthy / ˈhel.θi / adjective (NORMAL)
normal and showing good judgment:
a healthy disrespect for authority
healthily / -θɪ.li / adverb
Eat healthily (= eat foods that are good for you) and take plenty of exercise.
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healthy
[he̱lθi]
♦♦♦
healthier, healthiest
1) ADJ-GRADED Someone who is healthy is well and is not suffering from any illness.
Most of us need to lead more balanced lives to be healthy and happy...
She had a normal pregnancy and delivered a healthy child.
Derived words:
healthily [he̱lθɪli] ADV-GRADED usu ADV after v What I really want is to live healthily for as long as possible.
2) ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ n If a feature or quality that you have is healthy, it makes you look well or shows that you are well.
...the glow of healthy skin.
...young adults with healthy appetites.
3) ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ n Something that is healthy is good for your health.
...a great healthy outdoor pursuit.
...a healthy diet.
4) ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ n A healthy organization or system is successful.
...an economically healthy socialist state.
5) ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ n A healthy amount of something is a large amount that shows success.
He predicts a continuation of healthy profits in the current financial year.
...a healthy bank account.
Syn:
substantial
6) ADJ-GRADED: oft it v-link ADJ to-inf If you have a healthy attitude about something, you show good sense.
She has a refreshingly healthy attitude to work...
It's very healthy to be afraid when there's something to be afraid of.
Derived words:
healthily ADV ADV adj I had never seen bombing on such a scale, and I was healthily apprehensive.
healthy
healthy /ˈhɛlɵi/ adj health·i·er; -est [also more ~; most ~]
1 a : having good health : not sick or injured : well
• healthy babies
• tips for staying healthy
b : showing good health
• a healthy complexion
• He has a healthy [=hearty, large] appetite.
2 : good for your health : healthful
• a healthy lifestyle/diet
• healthy living
• Those foods aren't healthy (for you). = It's not healthy (for you) to eat those foods.
3 : doing well : successful or growing
• a healthy economy
• The company is financially healthy.
4 : large in size or amount
• A healthy number of her poems were published in the magazine.
• She has a healthy bank account.
• This line of work requires a healthy dose of self-discipline.
• His business earns a healthy profit.
5 : sensible or natural
• The students have a healthy curiosity about the world.
• a healthy respect for dangerous animals
- health·i·ly /ˈhɛlɵəli/ adv
• living healthily
• healthily active people
- health·i·ness /ˈhɛlɵinəs/ noun [noncount]
- healthy adv informal
• He eats healthy.
• She lives healthy by exercising and eating right.
dying because of not having enough food
The cats were neglected and starving.
starve
starve S3 /stɑːv $ stɑːrv/ BrE AmE verb
[Language: Old English; Origin: steorfan 'to die']
1. [intransitive] to suffer or die because you do not have enough to eat:
Thousands of people will starve if food doesn’t reach the city.
pictures of starving children
They’ll either die from the cold or starve to death (=die from lack of food).
2. [transitive] to prevent someone from having enough food to live:
The poor dog looked like it had been starved.
3. be starving (also be starved American English) to be very hungry:
You must be starving!
starve somebody/something of something (also starve somebody/something for something American English) phrasal verb [usually passive]
to not give something that is needed:
The schools are starved of funding.
The poor kid’s just starved for attention.
starve somebody ↔ out phrasal verb
to force someone to leave a place by preventing them from getting food:
If we can’t blast them out, we’ll starve them out!
(be) starving (for something)
be ˈstarving (for sth) idiom
(also be ˈstarved especially in NAmE) (informal) to feel very hungry
• When's the food coming? I'm starving!
Main entry: starveidiom
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
starving / ˈstɑː.vɪŋ / / ˈstɑːr- / adjective (NO FOOD)
B2 dying because of not having enough food:
The cats were neglected and starving.
B2 informal very hungry:
Isn't lunch ready yet? I'm starving.
starving / ˈstɑː.vɪŋ / / ˈstɑːr- / adjective [ after verb ] Scottish English or Northern English (COLD)
extremely cold:
Could you put the heating on? I'm starving!
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starving
[stɑ͟ː(r)vɪŋ]
ADJ: v-link ADJ
If you say that you are starving, you mean that you are very hungry. [INFORMAL]
Apart from anything else I was starving.
Syn:
ravenous
starve
starve /ˈstɑɚv/ verb starves; starved; starv·ing
1 [no obj] : to suffer or die from lack of food : to suffer extreme hunger
• Without food they would starve.
• They left him to starve out in the desert.
• Those people are starving.
• providing food for starving children
• The famine caused many to starve to death. [=to die from lack of food]
2 [+ obj] : to cause (a person or animal) to suffer or die because of lack of food
• They tried to starve their enemies into submission.
• It was clear that the dog had been starved.
• You don't have to starve yourself to lose weight.
3 a [no obj] chiefly US : to want or need something very much - usually used as (be) starving for
• Those children are starving for attention. [=they badly need to be given more attention]
• After being alone for so long, I was starving for conversation.
• a government program that is starving for funds
b [+ obj] : to not give (someone or something) enough of something that is wanted or needed
• Those children have been starved of attention. [=they have not been given enough attention]
• (chiefly US) Those children are starved for attention. [=they badly need to be given more attention]
- sometimes used in combination
• a cash-starved company
be starving or be starved chiefly US informal : to be very hungry
• I skipped lunch, so by dinnertime I was starving.
• When are we eating? I'm starved!
