wholesome
adjective
conducive to moral or general well-being; salutary; beneficial.
wholesomeness
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a word derived from
wholesome.
Example Sentences
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For a generation sometimes derided for its sense of privilege, there’s a refreshing simplicity and wholesomeness to these recipes built for social media’s culture of imitation and iteration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
I couldn’t say—I’ve never been to Davos—but I can say this bread is a much-welcomed taste of grounding wholesomeness.
From Slate ● May 8, 2026
Can overwhelming wholesomeness be enough of a punchline to carry an entire series?
From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2025
At the front of the station, a wall of reporters greeted Lee, who appeared tense and solemn — a sharp departure from his public image of clean-cut, jaunty wholesomeness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2024
But there is a want of wholesomeness about a great deal of it; there is a sense of failure somewhere.
From Essays by Arthur Christopher Benson
