wholesome

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• General-American: /ˈhoʊl.səm/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈhəʊl.səm/
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• rhymes with -əʊlsəm
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• CMU ARPABET: HH OW1 L S AH0 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From earlier holesome, from Middle English holsom, holsum, helsum, halsum, from Old English *hālsum, *hǣlsum, from Proto-West Germanic *hailasam, from Proto-Germanic *hailasamaz, equivalent to whole + -some or hale (“healthy”) + -some. Cognate with Saterland Frisian heelsoam, Dutch heilzaam, German Low German heelsaam, German heilsam, Icelandic heilsamur, Norwegian Nynorsk helsesam, Swedish hälsosam (“wholesome”).

106 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: здравосло́вен (zdravoslóven) — promoting good health, and well-being
• Danish: sund — promoting good health, and well-being
• Danish: helsebringende — promoting good health, and well-being
• Esperanto: saniga — promoting good health, and well-being
• Faroese: heilsugóður — promoting good health, and well-being
• Faroese: heilsugevandi — promoting good health, and well-being
• Finnish: terveellinen — promoting good health, and well-being
• French: salubre — promoting good health, and well-being
• French: sain — promoting good health, and well-being
• Georgian: ჯანმრთელი (ǯanmrteli) — promoting good health, and well-being
• Georgian: საღი (saɣi) — promoting good health, and well-being
• German: gesund — promoting good health, and well-being
• German: heilsam — promoting good health, and well-being
• German: gesundheitsfördernd — promoting good health, and well-being
• German: gesundheitsförderlich — promoting good health, and well-being
• Hungarian: jótékony — promoting good health, and well-being
• Hungarian: egészséges — promoting good health, and well-being
• Hungarian: tápláló — promoting good health, and well-being
• Hungarian: jóleső — promoting good health, and well-being
• Icelandic: heilnæmur — promoting good health, and well-being
• Icelandic: heilsusamlegur — promoting good health, and well-being
• Irish: folláin — promoting good health, and well-being
• Italian: salubre — promoting good health, and well-being
• Macedonian: по́лезен (pólezen) — promoting good health, and well-being
• Macedonian: благо́творен (blagótvoren) — promoting good health, and well-being
• Māori: whakahauora — promoting good health, and well-being
• Middle English: holsom — promoting good health, and well-being
• Norwegian Bokmål: sunn — promoting good health, and well-being
• Norwegian Bokmål: helsebringende — promoting good health, and well-being
• Occitan: san — promoting good health, and well-being
• Occitan: salubre — promoting good health, and well-being
• Polish: zdrowy — promoting good health, and well-being
• Portuguese: saudável — promoting good health, and well-being
• Russian: поле́зный (poléznyj) — promoting good health, and well-being
• Russian: благотво́рный (blagotvórnyj) — promoting good health, and well-being
• Spanish: saludable — promoting good health, and well-being
• Swedish: but see helylle — promoting good health, and well-being
• Swedish: hälsosam — promoting good health, and well-being
• Swedish: nyttig — promoting good health, and well-being
• Swedish: sund — promoting good health, and well-being
• Turkish: sağlıklı — promoting good health, and well-being
• Turkish: sıhhatli — promoting good health, and well-being
• Bulgarian: здравосло́вен (zdravoslóven) — favourable to morals, religion or prosperity; sensible; conducive to good; salutary; promoting virtue or being virtuous
• Danish: retskaffen — favourable to morals, religion or prosperity; sensible; conducive to good; salutary; promoting virtue or being virtuous
• Dutch: deugdelijk — favourable to morals, religion or prosperity; sensible; conducive to good; salutary; promoting virtue or being virtuous
• Finnish: hyveellinen — favourable to morals, religion or prosperity; sensible; conducive to good; salutary; promoting virtue or being virtuous
• Finnish: tervehenkinen — favourable to morals, religion or prosperity; sensible; conducive to good; salutary; promoting virtue or being virtuous
• French: vertueux — favourable to morals, religion or prosperity; sensible; conducive to good; salutary; promoting virtue or being virtuous
• Georgian: კეთილთვისებიანი (ḳetiltvisebiani) — favourable to morals, religion or prosperity; sensible; conducive to good; salutary; promoting virtue or being virtuous
• German: tugendhaft — favourable to morals, religion or prosperity; sensible; conducive to good; salutary; promoting virtue or being virtuous
• German: rechtschaffen — favourable to morals, religion or prosperity; sensible; conducive to good; salutary; promoting virtue or being virtuous
• Hungarian: üdvös — favourable to morals, religion or prosperity; sensible; conducive to good; salutary; promoting virtue or being virtuous
• Hungarian: helyes — favourable to morals, religion or prosperity; sensible; conducive to good; salutary; promoting virtue or being virtuous
• Hungarian: erényes — favourable to morals, religion or prosperity; sensible; conducive to good; salutary; promoting virtue or being virtuous
• Hungarian: épületes — favourable to morals, religion or prosperity; sensible; conducive to good; salutary; promoting virtue or being virtuous
• Hungarian: tanulságos — favourable to morals, religion or prosperity; sensible; conducive to good; salutary; promoting virtue or being virtuous
• Macedonian: доброде́телен (dobrodételen) — favourable to morals, religion or prosperity; sensible; conducive to good; salutary; promoting virtue or being virtuous
• Middle English: holsom — favourable to morals, religion or prosperity; sensible; conducive to good; salutary; promoting virtue or being virtuous
• Occitan: vertuós — favourable to morals, religion or prosperity; sensible; conducive to good; salutary; promoting virtue or being virtuous
• Portuguese: íntegro — favourable to morals, religion or prosperity; sensible; conducive to good; salutary; promoting virtue or being virtuous
• Russian: добродетельный (dobrodetelʹnyj) — favourable to morals, religion or prosperity; sensible; conducive to good; salutary; promoting virtue or being virtuous
• Russian: благонравный (blagonravnyj) — favourable to morals, religion or prosperity; sensible; conducive to good; salutary; promoting virtue or being virtuous
• Serbo-Croatian: blagotvoran — favourable to morals, religion or prosperity; sensible; conducive to good; salutary; promoting virtue or being virtuous
• Spanish: íntegro — favourable to morals, religion or prosperity; sensible; conducive to good; salutary; promoting virtue or being virtuous
• Swedish: but see helylle — favourable to morals, religion or prosperity; sensible; conducive to good; salutary; promoting virtue or being virtuous
• Turkish: erdemli — favourable to morals, religion or prosperity; sensible; conducive to good; salutary; promoting virtue or being virtuous
• Turkish: faziletli — favourable to morals, religion or prosperity; sensible; conducive to good; salutary; promoting virtue or being virtuous
• Bulgarian: здравосло́вен (zdravoslóven) — marked by wholeness; sound and healthy
• Czech: zdravý — marked by wholeness; sound and healthy
• Danish: sund — marked by wholeness; sound and healthy
• Esperanto: sana — marked by wholeness; sound and healthy
• Finnish: terve — marked by wholeness; sound and healthy
• French: sain — marked by wholeness; sound and healthy
• Galician: forte — marked by wholeness; sound and healthy
• Galician: san — marked by wholeness; sound and healthy
• Georgian: ჯანმრთელი (ǯanmrteli) — marked by wholeness; sound and healthy
• Georgian: საღი (saɣi) — marked by wholeness; sound and healthy
• German: gesund — marked by wholeness; sound and healthy
• German: förderlich — marked by wholeness; sound and healthy
• Hebrew: בריא — marked by wholeness; sound and healthy
• Hungarian: üdvös — marked by wholeness; sound and healthy
• Hungarian: egészséges — marked by wholeness; sound and healthy
• Hungarian: hasznos — marked by wholeness; sound and healthy
• Macedonian: здрав (zdrav) — marked by wholeness; sound and healthy
• Māori: hauora — marked by wholeness; sound and healthy
• Occitan: san — marked by wholeness; sound and healthy
• Portuguese: salutar — marked by wholeness; sound and healthy
• Russian: здоровый (zdorovyj) — marked by wholeness; sound and healthy
• Spanish: sano — marked by wholeness; sound and healthy
• Spanish: lozano — marked by wholeness; sound and healthy
• Spanish: edificante — marked by wholeness; sound and healthy
• Spanish: substancioso — marked by wholeness; sound and healthy
• Swedish: hälsosam — marked by wholeness; sound and healthy
• Swedish: nyttig — marked by wholeness; sound and healthy
• Swedish: sund — marked by wholeness; sound and healthy
• Turkish: faydalı — marked by wholeness; sound and healthy
• Turkish: yaralı — marked by wholeness; sound and healthy
• Hungarian: üdítő — decent; innocuous; sweet
• Hungarian: kedves — decent; innocuous; sweet
• Hungarian: jóleső — decent; innocuous; sweet
• Hungarian: szívmelengető — decent; innocuous; sweet
• Spanish: conmovedor — decent; innocuous; sweet
• Spanish: edificante — decent; innocuous; sweet
• Spanish: enternecedor — decent; innocuous; sweet
• Spanish: íntegro — decent; innocuous; sweet
• Spanish: tierno — decent; innocuous; sweet