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wholesome
adjective /ˈhəʊl.səm/
/ˈhoʊl-/ approvingDefinition
› good for you, and likely to improve your life either physically, morally, or emotionally: wholesome food good, wholesome family entertainment He looks like a nice, wholesome, young man.Useful or advantageous wholesomeness
/-nəs/ noun [U] Useful or advantageous
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Synonyms and related words:
- a pearl of great price idiom
- a place in the sun idiom
- advantageous adjective
- all-singing adjective
- amiss adjective
- enlightening adjective
- expedience noun
- expedient adjective
- favourable adjective
- fecund adjective
- fodder noun (USEFUL PEOPLE/THINGS)
- not to be sniffed at idiom
- pay dirt noun
- practicality noun (SUITABLE)
- preferential adjective
- productive adjective
- viability noun
- viable adjective
- win-win adjective
- worthwhile adjective
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