wholesome
conducive to moral or general well-being; salutary; beneficial: wholesome recreation; wholesome environment.
conducive to bodily health; healthful; salubrious: wholesome food; wholesome air; wholesome exercise.
suggestive of physical or moral health, especially in appearance.
healthy or sound.
Origin of wholesome
1synonym study For wholesome
Other words for wholesome
Other words from wholesome
- whole·some·ly, adverb
- whole·some·ness, noun
Words Nearby wholesome
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How to use wholesome in a sentence
What people want right now is content they can relax around, so our content is creeping more wholesome and purely enjoyable.
Future of TV Briefing: How programmatic is playing a role for advertisers dealing with a tight CTV ad market | Tim Peterson | August 11, 2021 | DigidayBees are full of wholesome glory and hard work rewarded, but they are also part of what Pawan Dhingra, a sociologist and professor of American Studies at Amherst College, describes as the nation’s hyper-education ecosystem.
Zaila Avant-garde Knows the Troubling History Behind Her Historic Spelling Bee Win | Janell Ross | July 16, 2021 | TimeWhat used to be a controversial device that only the military use for intelligence gathering has gone mainstream, and for far more wholesome uses.
This mini powerful quadcopter drone is equipped with 2 wide angle 4K cameras for HD pictures | Quinn Gawronski | June 29, 2021 | Popular-ScienceTheir inevitable romance is sweet and warm, a wholesome tonic for cynics and anyone who is, or feels, 25 going on 80.
To old memories and trends that remind me of what was good and wholesome, sometimes to a fault.
I’ve Gotta Hand It to Nintendo—They Did Pokemon Snap Right | Jillian Lucas | May 21, 2021 | The Daily Beast
But religious tolerance would be a wholesome goodie for every boy and girl.
Austin Mahone, the teenage pop star with a more wholesome image than his predecessor Justin Bieber wants to tell you his story.
Portrait of the Austin Mahone as a Teen Idol | William O’Connor | December 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey did "wholesome things like hiking and hanging out at home."
Boy Shaves Stash, Gets the Girl: Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez Forever | Amy Zimmerman | August 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST"Ice cream is a nutritious and wholesome food," he declared on July 9, 1984.
An Investigation Into the Delicious Origins of Ice Cream | Andrew Romano | July 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe struggle to think of them as unhealthy, because they seem so pure, so wholesome, so stocked with goodness.
There was one honest dog in that company, but the two-legged specimen was a little "too sweet to be wholesome."
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousAnd the familiar scenery, together with the wholesome exercise of sculling, acted as a tonic to his nerves.
Uncanny Tales | VariousShe had had a bitter experience of what Mrs. Grundy could say, and felt a wholesome dread of that slanderous individual.
The World Before Them | Susanna MoodiePeriods of rest may be made profitable by having on hand as much wholesome literature as you are able to secure.
The value of a praying mother | Isabel C. ByrumIt is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various
British Dictionary definitions for wholesome
/ (ˈhəʊlsəm) /
conducive to health or physical wellbeing
conducive to moral wellbeing
characteristic or suggestive of health or wellbeing, esp in appearance
Origin of wholesome
1Derived forms of wholesome
- wholesomely, adverb
- wholesomeness, noun
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