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
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
I’m biased, but Reeves brought a giddy wholesomeness and blended naïveté with a commanding onscreen presence when needed to the role of Clark Kent and his alter ego in every appearance.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 13, 2023
The wholesomeness and simplicity of their life together, blessed with the presence of the child, varied by occasional visits to the larger centers of civilization, had held them in tranquil happiness.
From The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel Based on the Famous Poem of Robert Service by Dana, Marvin Hill
