health
/ˈhɛlθ/
noun
Core
1.n.a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
“physicians should be held responsible for the health of their patients”
2.n.the general condition of body and mind
“his delicate health”
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health and hearth differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. health means “a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease”. hearth means “an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built”. health is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈhɛlθ/
1.n.a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
“physicians should be held responsible for the health of their patients”
2.n.the general condition of body and mind
“his delicate health”
/ˈhɑɹθ/
1.n.an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
“the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it”
2.n.home symbolized as a part of the fireplace
“driven from hearth and home”
3.n.an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)
“they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire”
| health | hearth | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈhɛlθ/ | /ˈhɑɹθ/ |
| Said | helth | hahrth |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 6 | 6 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun |
| Senses | 2 | 3 |
| How common | Core | Familiar |
| Synonyms | wellness | fireplace, open fireplace |
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