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whole

/ whole /
noun/adjective

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
"how big is that part compared to the whole?"
"the team is a unit"
Type of:
object physical object
Kinds of:
artifact artefact item sum total
Derived:
unify unite merge unitize unitise
noun Sense 2
all of something including all its component elements or parts
"Europe considered as a whole"
"the whole of American literature"
Type of:
concept conception construct
Kinds of:
unit compound complex composite
adjective Sense 3
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
"gave his whole attention"
"a whole wardrobe for the tropics"
"the whole hog"
"a whole week"
"the baby cried the whole trip hom"
Similar:
entire full total full-length full-page integral intact livelong
Opposites:
fractional
See also:
complete
adjective Sense 4
(of siblings) having the same parents
"whole brothers and sisters"
Opposites:
half
adjective satellite Sense 5
exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health
"hale and hearty"
"whole in mind and body"
"a whole person again"
Similar:
healthy
adverb Sense 6
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole'' is often used informally for `wholly'')
"he was wholly convinced"
"entirely satisfied with the meal"
"it was completely different from what we expected"
"was completely at fault"
"a total"
Opposites:
partially partly part
Pertains to:
entire full total complete
Domain:
colloquialism
Semantic Complexity
91%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
9
Total Relationships
34
Times Searched
3
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object physical object artifact artefact item sum total concept conception construct unit compound