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WHOLESOMENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being beneficial and generally good for you
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("wholesomeness" is a kind of...):
quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wholesomeness"):
nutritiousness; nutritiveness (the quality of being nourishing and promoting healthy growth)
healthfulness (the quality of promoting good health)
Antonym:
unwholesomeness (the quality of being unhealthful and generally bad for you)
Derivation:
wholesome (sound or exhibiting soundness in body or mind)
wholesome (conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being)
