Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "zafi" ya bambanta dangane da mahallinta. Ga wasu ma’anoni da aka fi sani: , musamman dangane da yanayin zafin da ke kewaye. Matsi mai tsanani ko tashin hankali, yawanci a cikin yanayin gasa. wutar lantarki. Yawan ƙarfin aiki ko ƙoƙarin da ake buƙata don yin wani abu, musamman motsa jiki. ko da yaushe yana gudana daga zafi zuwa abubuwa masu sanyaya." "Zafin rana ya yi tsanani a wannan ranar zafi mai zafi." " "Ta zafafa miya a cikin microwave." "Gudun gudun fanfalaki na bukatar zafi da jimiri mai yawa."