adj

wholesome

HOHL-suhm

adj

Good for a person's physical health, especially in relation to food.

"They served a wholesome breakfast of porridge and fruit."

Morally good, decent, and positive in a simple, uplifting way.

"The film was praised for its wholesome family message."

"It was a wholesome little video of a dog reuniting with its owner."

How to Use Wholesome

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishHealthy and good for you, or morally decent and heartwarming.

Common pairings

wholesome food wholesome fun wholesome content

more wholesome comparative, wholesomer comparative, most wholesome superlative, wholesomest superlative

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They served a _____ breakfast of porridge and fruit.

From an earlier form holesome, built from whole (in the old sense of "healthy") plus the suffix -some.

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unwholesome