WHOLESOME


Meaning of WHOLESOME in English

/ ˈhəʊlsəm; NAmE ˈhoʊl-/ adjective

1.

good for your health :

fresh, wholesome food

2.

morally good; having a good moral influence :

It was clean wholesome fun.

OPP unwholesome

►  whole·some·ness noun [ U ]

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : probably already in Old English (see whole , -some ).

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