wholesome
- adjective
- /ˈhoʊlsəm/
- He is a good and wholesome young man.
- wholesome food
- safe and wholesome
- wholesome attitudes
It's just this like really wholesome, cute group of people.
- It's just this like really wholesome, cute group of people.
- But I would not say that he is a good, wholesome, honest Christian person.
- It's sweet, salty, creamy, wholesome, hearty, and perfect in winter.
- And, and, and, and part part of that was this wholesome image, right?
- And that piece of advice was the most wholesome piece of advice I could have received.
Examples
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Eating fresh fruits and vegetables is a wholesome choice for maintaining good health.
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And that piece of advice was the most wholesome piece of advice I could have received.
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And that will be the most wholesome thing that we can do.
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We're having a cute little wholesome girl night set up.
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People can come and work, have really kind of wholesome, just wholesome food.
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It's just this like really wholesome, cute group of people.
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Let me start with a super wholesome choice.
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Because I have healthy, wholesome, happy relationships.
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You think of the best teachers you know, the most wholesome school atmosphere you know.
Academic text (1995) -
Like I feel like being out in fields picking fruit is quite wholesome fun.
Synonyms
Helping your health and making you feel well
Helps the body or mind stay well
Good for the body and keeps you from getting sick
Antonyms
How Wholesome
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wholesome comes from whole meaning 'complete' or 'healthy' and the ending -some meaning 'full of' or 'likely to cause'. So a wholesome thing helps make you feel whole and well, which is why the word means both physically healthy and morally good.