Hale: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Hale adjective. Strong and healthy, especially of an older person.
How to say it
HAYL/ˈheɪl/
1 syllable.
Hale in a sentence
At ninety, Grandad was still hale enough to walk up the hill to church.
She came back from the trek hale and hearty and brown as a nut.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- hearty
- robust
- sturdy
- fit
Opposite:
- frail
- sickly
Where hale comes from
From a northern form of Old English hāl, whole; it is related to whole and heal.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
She came back from the trek _____ and hearty and brown as a nut.
- hale
- gustatory
- hereditary
Show the answer
hale: She came back from the trek hale and hearty and brown as a nut.