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Date: 1100-1200
Origin: whole 'healthy, whole' + -some

wholesome

 adjective
     
whole‧some
1 likely to make you healthy
wholesome food/fare/meal etc
well-balanced wholesome meals
2 considered to have a good moral effect:
good wholesome fun
—wholesomeness noun [uncountable]
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