unwholesome Definition
un·whole·some (-hōl′səm)
adjective
not wholesome; specif.,
- harmful to body or mind; unhealthful
- having unsound health or an unhealthy appearance
- morally harmful or corrupt
Etymology: ME unholsom
- unwhipped
unwholesome Related Forms
un·whole′·somely adverb
un·whole′·some·ness noun
unwholesome Synonyms
unwholesome
modif.
Antonyms
unwholesome Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- deed: Some cittas are the result of wholesome or unwholesome deeds; they are vipakacittas.
- action: Hell can be a physical location such as a prison or a psychological state experienced as a consequence of unwholesome actions.
- state: We will come to know more about our unwholesome, unskilful states of mind and our wholesome, skillful, states of mind.
- food: They apply purifications and incantations and all manner of charlatanry, but mark they also enforce abstinence from unwholesome food.
- way: The ability to accomplish one's work is success in occupation, be it in the wholesome way or in the unwholesome way.
- tendency: The wholesome and unwholesome tendencies we accumulate today condition future moments of kusala citta and akusala citta.
Modifying Another Word
Browse dictionary entries near unwholesome
- ‹ unwept
- ‹ unwell
- ‹ unwelcome
- ‹ unwearied
- ‹ unwavering
- ‹ unwashed
- ‹ unwary
- ‹ unwarranted
- ‹ unwarlike
- ‹ unwanted
- unwieldy ›
- unwilling ›
- unwillingly ›
- unwind ›
- unwind a trade ›
- unwise ›
- unwisely ›
- unwish ›
- unwitting ›
- unwittingly ›

