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
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 techniques that permitted the transformation of aurochs and wild sheep into beef and lamb have a hint of wholesomeness about them.
From Slate ● Dec. 24, 2022
To an American, this athletic life of the college will be found of especial interest, for it is the basis of the peculiar wholesomeness and moderation of Oxford sports.
From An American at Oxford by John Corbin
