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wholeness

wholeness

1 3.8
A feeling of good physical health and energy
  • noun
  • /ˈhoʊlnəs/
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  • Regular exercise and a balanced diet contribute to my overall wholeness and well-being.

And the masks are taken off, and the flesh returns to wholeness.

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Examples

  • Our job is to restore people to health and wholeness, or at the very least, to keep them alive.

    Blog text (1)

  • I felt wholeness, peace in my chest, my body, my psyche.

    Harvard University

  • And I love this word wholeness because it is part of her well-being to have a spiritual practice.

  • The wine gave him strength to seek bread, and the bread and the wine restored his wholeness.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • It was being adopted into a family where the programming was not giving them wholeness, health, happiness.

  • At a time when health has become a metaphor about wholeness, CAM is well placed to benefit from our culture's shift away from modernity.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Promoting health as a matter of emotional, social, and ecological wholeness, not just bodily wellness

    Blog text (19)

  • Reflected in adaptive resilience is positive self-regard and a personal sense of wholeness.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Meditation helps me achieve a sense of wholeness in my life, promoting mental and physical health.

  • The community program focuses on enhancing the wholeness of its members by addressing both emotional and physical needs.

Synonyms

well-being
vswholeness
178 2.4

A state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy

refers chiefly to robust bodily health rather than general comfort or happiness
good health
vswholeness
82 1.0

Being well in body and mind and free from illness

stresses robust bodily wellbeing more than including mental vigor
wellness
vswholeness
52 3.2

Good physical and mental health that people try to keep

is the condition of robust physical health rather than a chosen lifestyle goal
wholesomeness
vswholeness
3 4.2

Being good for your health and for how you act

refers to a lived robust bodily health rather than moral or general goodness
healthiness
vswholeness
1 1.6

Being well in body and mind

refers specifically to strong bodily wellbeing rather than general quality
healthfulness
vswholeness
1 4.1

A quality that helps your body stay strong and well

names the actual robust state of physical health rather than what promotes it
haleness
vswholeness
  • Archaic
6.4

Good physical health without illness or weakness

emphasizes overall bodily wellbeing rather than only absence of illness
healthy mind and body
vswholeness
3.6

Being well in your mind and body

focuses more on robust bodily wellbeing than on balanced mental health

Antonyms

illness
693 1.1

A time when a person is sick and cannot do normal things

sickness
103 1.0

A time when your body is not healthy

How Healthy

wholeness
1 3.8
wellness
52 3.2
health
∞ 1.0
ill health
7 3.0
illness
693 1.1

Surface Forms

wholeness singular
wholenesses plural

Morphology

wholeness = whole (transparent) = whole + ness

The noun denotes the state or quality of being 'whole', a straightforward derivation from the adjective plus the productive noun-forming suffix '-ness'.

Etymology

The word wholeness comes from an old English root hal meaning 'healthy' and is the same root as heal and health. So, wholeness can mean feeling physically strong, 'unhurt', and full of energy.