wholesomewhole‧some /ˈhəʊlsəm $ ˈhoʊl-/ adjective 
well-balanced wholesome meals2considered to have a good moral effect: good wholesome fun—wholesomeness noun [uncountable]
WORD ORIGINwholesome
Origin:
1100-1200 whole ‘healthy, whole’ + -someEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- 'Rosie's Pantry' is a small restaurant that serves good wholesome food.
- wholesome family life
- He read your new book and said it was wholesome and not at all offensive.
- Quality controllers ensure that all our products are safe, wholesome, and of good quality.
- The good thing about this game is that it provides clean and wholesome fun for all the family.
- well-balanced wholesome meals
- A shift to simple wholesome living could bring long life to many more.
- He listened to the radio, to an evangelist talking about retail prayer and wholesome prayer.
- If a G rating hurt viewership, the ratings would actually make it harder for wholesome, family shows to survive.
- Other suggestions were wholesome, home-cooked meals or decorating the home with flowers and plants.
- Sadie has defined herself against her wholesome sister, a country-folk singer who has a stable marriage and children.
- The diet is a wholesome one; healthy foods such as salads, wholemeal bread and semi-skimmed milk are used.
- Why is it that they bestow their ardour upon the well-adjusted, wholesome architects of pop's fatal new maturity?
Longman Language Activatorbooks, films, jokes etc that are not morally offensive or harmful
wholesome behaviour, activities, books etc are considered good and suitable for everyone, especially because they do not involve sex or swearing: · He read your new book and said it was wholesome and not at all offensive.· The good thing about this game is that it provides clean and wholesome fun for all the family.
: clean humour/jokes/language etc not offensive to anyone, especially because of not being about sex: · Join us tomorrow night for an evening of good clean fun.keep it clean (=not do or say anything offensive): · He's been asked to tell some jokes in his speech but he's got to keep it clean.
something that makes or keeps you healthy · Taking plenty of exercise can be both healthy and enjoyable.· I'm trying to eat a healthier diet now, with less fat and sugar.· a healthy outdoor life
if something is good for you or is good for your health , it makes you more healthy or stops you getting ill: · Citrus fruits such as oranges and lemons are very good for you.· I can't see how gazing at a crystal is in any way good for your health.· I love junkfood but I know it's not good for me.
if something does you good , it makes you feel better physically or emotionally, especially when you have not been feeling well: · I thought that a vacation would do me good.· Let's ask Jean to come tonight.. It might do her good to meet some new people.do somebody the world of good (=make you feel a lot better): · What you need is a good night out - it'd do you the world of good!
food that is wholesome helps you stay healthy because it has nothing unhealthy added to it and is usually prepared very simply: · 'Rosie's Pantry' is a small restaurant that serves good wholesome food.· Quality controllers ensure that all our products are safe, wholesome, and of good quality.
food that is nutritious is full of natural substances that your body needs to stay healthy or to grow properly: · Brown bread is more nutritious than white.· I eat a lot of beans, lentils and vegetables, which are nutritious but cheap.· Milk is a very nutritious food, containing protein, vitamins and minerals.
food that is nourishing helps your body to grow or to stay healthy and also gives you energy: · A simple chicken soup is both nourishing and delicious.· Preparing good nourishing family meals was a challenge with eight mouths to feed.· The Centre is open throughout the year, to ensure that homeless people can get at least one hot, nourishing meal a day.
American food or activities that are healthful help keep your body healthy: · The American breakfast is getting more healthful, with whole-grain breads and high-fiber cereals.· Our research group found that consumers want healthful food based on vegetables not meat products.
formal something that is beneficial makes you more healthy or helps you to stay healthy: · The occasional glass of wine is both enjoyable and beneficial.beneficial to: · This treatment can be very beneficial, especially to young children.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY well-balanced wholesome mealsCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
well-balanced wholesome meals (=morally good and never doing anything bad)· The recent scandal has damaged his clean-cut image.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· McCain imagines that if they sit around watching more wholesome television, they will be less prone to delinquency.
NOUN· That function was not the provision of wholesome food at fair prices.· Plain, wholesome food, well prepared.
· Particularly worrisome were the fruit drinks, which projected a wholesome image while containing sugar in some form or another.· Recent champions have projected a clean, wholesome image.
WORD FAMILYnounwholewholesomenessadjectivewholewholesome ≠ unwholesomeadverbwholly
1likely to make you healthywholesome food/fare/meal etc well-balanced wholesome meals2considered to have a good moral effect: good wholesome fun—wholesomeness noun [uncountable]