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Salubrious: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Salubrious adjective. Good for the health; or, of a place, pleasant, clean and respectable.
How to say it
suh-LOO-bree-us/səˈluːbrɪəs/
4 syllables, stressed on the second (LOO).
Salubrious in a sentence
The salubrious sea air was the resort’s main selling point.
We stayed in a less than salubrious hotel above a kebab shop.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- healthy
- wholesome
- pleasant
- respectable
Opposite:
- insalubrious
- unhealthy
- seedy
Where salubrious comes from
From Latin salubris, healthy, from salus, health.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
We stayed in a less than _____ hotel above a kebab shop.
- salubrious
- somnolent
- callipygian
Show the answer
salubrious: We stayed in a less than salubrious hotel above a kebab shop.