haleness
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hale 1
(hāl)adj. hal·er, hal·est
Free from infirmity or illness; sound. See Synonyms at healthy.
hale′ness n.
hale 2
(hāl)tr.v. haled, hal·ing, hales
1. To compel to go: "In short order the human rights campaign was haled before a high court of indignation" (Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.).
2. Archaic To pull, draw, drag, or hoist.
[Middle English halen, to pull, drag, from Old French haler, of Germanic origin; see kelə- in Indo-European roots.]
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Noun | 1. | haleness - a state of robust good health good health, healthiness - the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease |
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haleness
nounThe condition of being physically and mentally sound:
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