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wholesome

Adjective
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Promoting health, moral well-being, and purity; used in pastoral verse to describe clean air, simple food, or virtuous character.

Detailed Definition
Wholesome can describe something that promotes physical or moral well-being. In the poem, it suggests a disciplined life that supports inner balance rather than harsh self-denial.
Example
Example in poetry:
“Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself” uses wholesome for healthful, morally sound, or restorative; “Wholesome rain revived the garden beds” gives it a physical sense; “A wholesome sorrow taught the heart to bend” applies it to beneficial feeling; “Her wholesome laughter warmed the crowded room” shows its association with honest, life-giving vitality
Additional Notes
"Wholesome" is common, but in this line it carries a more formal moral sense that some readers may pause over.; Found in the poem, Desiderata by Max Ehrmann
Also Known As
nourishing healthful beneficial
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