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wholesomeness

wholesomeness

3 4.2
Being good for your health and for how you act
  • noun
  • /ˈhoʊlsəmnəs/
translation icon : salubridad
  • The New England area carries an image much like that conveyed by Vermont-labeled products (Meinig 1979, 165-166), but only Vermont-affiliated products distinguished themselves by communicating a strong image of homemade wholesomeness.
  • icon of wholesomeness
  • kind of wholesomeness
  • wholesomeness and good

I want to get back to that sense of completeness or wholesomeness or whole nurse where there is joy, blessed, peace, freedom and so.

Examples

  • Authentic, hard-working, well-coached teams emanate goodness, wholesomeness, and devotion through their actions first and words later.

    Blog text (22)
  • Yet in their simplicity, there was a wholesomeness that has been eroded from the lives of more than a few in the USA and also many in the rest of the world.

    Blog text (34)
  • Fortunately, wholesomeness is available and healing does exist.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The study reported here examined efforts being undertaken by grocery and convenience stores to control the wholesomeness of HMR food items.

    Academic text (2005)
  • We're gathered here this morning in the spirit of wholesomeness and patriotism, our trademarks here at MGM.

  • Images of a symbolically mediated past agrarian existence have come to represent not just the ideal of community but also the good life, wholesomeness, and the moral values of Japan.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Finally, some foods are more likely to be involved in foodborne illnesses than others, and ensuring their wholesomeness poses greater challenges to retailers (Gourmet Retailer, 2001).

    Academic text (2005)
  • Despite her qualification that this bleak description "is no general indictment of all single women, many of whom demonstrate an admirable wholesomeness of character which is above price," Chambers fears the ramifications of enforced celibacy.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • While the wholesomeness of the herby diet was indisputable, Evelyn, like Tryon, believed the real problem was the French style of made dishes and exotic sauces, which a wanton and expensive luxury has introduced.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Eating fruits and vegetables daily contributes to the wholesomeness of a person's diet.

Synonyms

goodness
vswholesomeness
82 1.0

Kind, honest, and fair behaviour in a person

also includes health benefits as well as morally good qualities
benevolence
vswholesomeness
16 6.1

Kind feelings and actions that help other people

is broader including health benefit in addition to kind intentions
healthiness
vswholesomeness
1 1.6

Being well in body and mind

also implies moral benefit beyond merely having good health
healthfulness
vswholesomeness
1 4.1

A quality that helps your body stay strong and well

also includes moral benefit rather than only promoting physical health

Antonyms

Being harmful to health or to people's morals

How Wholesome

wholesomeness
3 4.2
harmlessness
1 3.3

Surface Forms

wholesomeness singular

Morphology

wholesomeness = wholesome (semi-transparent) = whole + some + ness

The noun is a regular -ness nominalization of the adjective 'wholesome', so the formation from 'wholesome' to 'wholesomeness' is straightforward.

Etymology

The word wholesomeness comes from the simple word whole meaning 'complete' or 'healthy' and the ending -some meaning 'full of' or 'causing'. So wholesomeness is the quality of being 'health-giving' and morally good.