| poor stargazer ( @ 2008-05-10 10:06:00 |
| Entry tags: | adjective, latin, literature, s |
salubrious
salubrious suh-loo-bree-uhs
--adjective
favorable to or promoting health; healthful: salubrious air.
Favorable to health of mind or body; "not the most salubrious campsite"; "one of the less salubrious suburbs"
This story collection takes its title from a quote by Nathaniel Hawthorne about the salubrious effects of sending "roots into unaccustomed earth" rather than replanting succeeding generations "in the same worn-out soil."
[Origin: 1540–50; < L salūbr(is) promoting health (akin to salūs health) + -ious]