different between holistic vs wholesome

English

Alternative forms

• wholistic

Etymology

From hol- +? -istic. See holism.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /h???l?s.t?k/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ho??l?s.t?k/
• Rhymes: -?st?k
• Homophone: wholistic

Adjective

holistic (comparative more holistic, superlative most holistic)

1. Related to holism.
2. Relating to a study of the whole instead of a separation into parts.

   Synonym: systemic

   Antonym: atomistic

Translations

Anagrams

• scolithi

English

Alternative forms

• holesom, holesome, wholsome (obsolete)

Etymology

From earlier holesome, from Middle English holsom, holsum, helsum, halsum, from Old English *h?lsum, *h?lsum, from Proto-Germanic *hailasamaz, equivalent to whole +? -some. Cognate with Dutch heilzaam, Icelandic heilsamur, Norwegian Nynorsk helsesam, Swedish hälsosam (“wholesome”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?ho?ls?m/

Adjective

wholesome (comparative wholesomer, superlative wholesomest)

1. Promoting good physical health and well-being.
2. Promoting moral and mental well-being.
3. Favourable to morals, religion or prosperity; sensible; conducive to good; salutary; promoting virtue or being virtuous.
4. Marked by wholeness; sound and healthy.

Synonyms

• (promoting health): healthy, healthful, salubrious

Antonyms

• unwholesome

Derived terms

• wholesomely
• wholesomeness

Translations

References

• wholesome in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• wholesome in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.