salutary

1. 1.

   tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health

   “beneficial effects of a balanced diet”

   “a good night's sleep”

   “the salutary influence of pure air”

   Synonymsgood

   Similarhealthful

Questions about salutary

What does salutary mean?

salutary means "tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health".

How many syllables are in salutary?

salutary has 4 syllables: sal-u-tar-y. The stress falls on "sal". In IPA it is /ˈsæljəˌtɛɹi/.

What is another word for salutary?

Close synonyms include good. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.