Home › Words › H › halenesshalenesshaleness means the state or quality of being hale.EtymologyFrom hale + -ness.nounThe state or quality of being hale.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.healthiness 72% match — The state or quality of being healthy. vs haleness →halesome 70% match — wholesome, healthy vs haleness →wellness 65% match — The quality or state of being in good health (sometimes emphasizing both health and safety); mental and physical soundness. vs haleness →wholesaleness 64% match — The quality of being wholesale. vs haleness →healthfulness 64% match — The characteristic of being healthful; healthiness; wholesomeness. vs haleness →holisticness 63% match — The quality of being holistic. vs haleness →hallowedness 62% match — the quality or state of being hallowed vs haleness →heartiness 61% match — The quality of being hearty. vs haleness →