wholesome

CEFRB2

/ˈhoʊl.səm/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Healthy, good, and not harmful to body or mind.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Favorable to morals, religion or prosperity; sensible; conducive to good; salutary; promoting virtue or being virtuous.

Examples

  • Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.

  • She prepares wholesome meals for her family.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • /ˈhəʊl.səm/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Promoting moral and mental well-being.

  2. Promoting good physical health and well-being.

  3. Marked by wholeness; sound and healthy.

More examples

In context

  • Some lectures are not wholesome for children.

  • I prethee go, and get me ſome repaſt, I care not what, ſo it be holſome foode.

  • Everything we do is so wholesome.

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Origin

adjective

From earlier holesome, from Middle English holsom, holsum, helsum, halsum, from Old English *hālsum, *hǣlsum, from Proto-West Germanic *hailasam, from Proto-Germanic *hailasamaz, equivalent to whole + -some or hale (“healthy”) + -some. Cognate with Saterland Frisian heelsoam, Dutch heilzaam, German Low German heelsaam, German heilsam, Icelandic heilsamur, Norwegian Nynorsk helsesam, Swedish hälsosam (“wholesome”).