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wholesome

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wholesome /ˈhoʊlsəm/ adjective
wholesome
/ˈhoʊlsəm/
adjective
Learner's definition of WHOLESOME
[more wholesome; most wholesome]
: helping to keep your body healthy : good for your health有益健康的
: morally good道德上有益的
: suggesting good health or behavior(显得)健康的,朝气蓬勃的

— wholesomeness

noun [noncount]
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 14284 COCA: 12893

wholesome

adjective

whole·​some ˈhōl-səm How to pronounce wholesome (audio)
1
: promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit
2
: promoting health of body
3
a
: sound in body, mind, or morals
b
: having the simple health or vigor of normal domesticity
4
a
: based on well-grounded fear : prudent
a wholesome respect for the law
b
: safe
it wouldn't be wholesome for you to go down there Mark Twain
wholesomely adverb
wholesomeness noun
Choose the Right Synonym for wholesome

healthful, wholesome, salubrious, salutary mean favorable to the health of mind or body.

healthful implies a positive contribution to a healthy condition.

a healthful diet

wholesome applies to what benefits, builds up, or sustains physically, mentally, or spiritually.

wholesome foods
the movie is wholesome family entertainment

salubrious applies chiefly to the helpful effects of climate or air.

cool and salubrious weather

salutary describes something corrective or beneficially effective, even though it may in itself be unpleasant.

a salutary warning that resulted in increased production

healthy, sound, wholesome, robust, hale, well mean enjoying or indicative of good health.

healthy implies full strength and vigor as well as freedom from signs of disease.

a healthy family

sound emphasizes the absence of disease, weakness, or malfunction.

a sound heart

wholesome implies appearance and behavior indicating soundness and balance.

a face with a wholesome glow

robust implies the opposite of all that is delicate or sickly.

a lively, robust little boy

hale applies particularly to robustness in old age.

still hale at the age of eighty

well implies merely freedom from disease or illness.

she has never been a well person

Example Sentences

a wholesome dish made with vegetables less-than-wholesome entertainment that wasn't appropriate for children a young actor known for his wholesome good looks
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Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of wholesome was in the 13th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 14284 COCA: 12893

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