different between worthwhile vs salutary

English

Alternative forms

• worth while
• worthwile (archaic)

Etymology

worth +? while

Pronunciation

• (UK, in accents with the wine-whine merger) IPA^(key): /w??(?)??wa?l/
• (UK, in accents without the merger) IPA^(key): /w??(?)???a?l/

Adjective

worthwhile (comparative more worthwhile, superlative most worthwhile)

1. Good and important enough to spend time, effort, or money on.

Synonyms

• worth it

Related terms

• worth one’s while

Translations

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French salutaire and its source, Latin salutaris (“healthful”), from salus (“health”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?salj?t??i/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?sælj?t??i/

Adjective

salutary (comparative more salutary, superlative most salutary)

1. Effecting or designed to effect an improvement; remedial: salutary advice.

   • We do it here historically, and I think it's, um, very salutary to know quite a bit about the history of ideas, particularly in philosophy which always suffers from a tendency to follow the latest fashion.

2. Promoting good health and physical well-being; wholesome; curative.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with salutatory (“characteristic of a salutation or greeting”).

Synonyms

• healful

Derived terms

• salutarily
• salutariness

Related terms

Translations

See also

• salutogenesis

Further reading

• salutary in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• salutary in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• salutary at OneLook Dictionary Search