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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That deal was supposed to match Sora with Disney’s animated characters, letting fans create their own scenes in ways that, to be sure, would respect the spirit and wholesomeness of the Disney image.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
The best proof of this wholesomeness is that Masayoshi Son, who lost billions on WeWork, said after the fact that he still loved and respected the founder who had bilked him.
From Slate ● Nov. 8, 2023
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
And even if that wholesomeness was largely a facade, the comfort it imparted was intoxicating in retrospect.
From Salon ● Nov. 7, 2022
The advantage in imaginative force and insight, as well as in moral wholesomeness, is all on the side of Hood.
From The Age of Tennyson by Hugh Walker
