whole

Meanings

Noun

• all of something including all its component elements or parts
  • "Europe considered as a whole"
  • "the whole of American literature"
• an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
  • "how big is that part compared to the whole?"

Adjective

• 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 home"
  • "a whole loaf of bread"
• (of siblings) having the same parents
  • "whole brothers and sisters"

Adjective Satellite

• not injured
• exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health
  • "whole in mind and body"
  • "a whole person again"
• acting together as a single undiversified whole

Adverb

• to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
  • "a whole new idea"

Synonyms

all, altogether, completely, entirely, hale, solid, totally, unanimous, unharmed, unhurt, unit, unscathed, wholly

Antonyms

fractional, half, partly

Anagrams of whole