>>"Healthful" and "Wholesome" are simply synonyms for each other
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>They are, indeed, closer to being synonyms that "healthy" and "wholesome"
>are.
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>Neil
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Merriam Webster is clear in callling all three synonyms.
"2 : HEALTHY <he felt incapable of looking into the girl's pretty, healthful
face €”Saul Bellow>
- health·ful·ness noun
synonyms HEALTHFUL, WHOLESOME, SALUBRIOUS, SALUTARY mean favorable to the
health of mind or body. HEALTHFUL implies a positive contribution to a healthy