Vocabulary Builder — Essay & Answer Writing
salubrious
adjective
/ suh-LOO-bree-uhs /
Hard
Meaning
Health-giving; favourable to or promoting health and wellbeing.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin salubris, healthful, from salus, health or wellbeing.
Synonyms
healthful
wholesome
beneficial
hygienic
Antonyms
unhealthy
insalubrious
noxious
harmful
Example Sentence
"Clean drinking water, sanitation, and green cover together create the salubrious environment that preventive healthcare depends on."
🎯 UPSC Usage
Fits GS2 health governance and GS3 urban planning answers. Use it to link environment with wellbeing, for example, 'a salubrious urban environment reduces the disease burden long before hospitals are needed.'
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