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Wholesome vs Handy - What's the difference?

wholesome | handy |

As an adjective wholesome

is promoting good health and well-being.

As a noun handy is

tail.

wholesome

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Promoting good health and well-being.
  • Promoting moral and mental well-being.
  • Sound and healthy.
  • Promoting virtue or being virtuous.

    • Synonyms

    * (promoting health) healthy, healthful, salubrious

    Antonyms

    * unwholesome

    Derived terms

    * wholesomely * wholesomeness

    References

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    handy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Easy to use, useful.
    • Some people regard duct tape as a handy fix-all .
  • Nearby, within reach.
    • You wouldn’t have a screwdriver handy , would you ?
  • (dialect) dexterous, skilful
    • She's very handy - she made all her own kitchen cupboards.

    Synonyms

    * (useful) * (nearby) at hand * (skilful) crafty

    References

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