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English adjective: whole | |||
| 1. | whole including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Similar | entire, entire, full, full-length, full-page, intact, integral, livelong, total, undivided | ||
| See also | complete | ||
| Attribute | integrity, unity, wholeness | ||
| Antonyms | fractional | ||
| 2. | whole (of siblings) having the same parents | ||
| Samples | Whole brothers and sisters. | ||
| Antonyms | half | ||
| 3. | whole not injured | ||
| Synonyms | unharmed, unhurt, unscathed | ||
| Similar | uninjured | ||
| Antonyms | injured | ||
| 4. | whole exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health | ||
| Samples | Hale and hearty. Whole in mind and body. A whole person again. | ||
| Synonyms | hale | ||
| Similar | healthy | ||
| Antonyms | unhealthy | ||
| 5. | whole acting together as a single undiversified whole | ||
| Samples | A solid voting bloc. | ||
| Synonyms | solid, unanimous | ||
| Similar | undiversified | ||
| Antonyms | diversified | ||
English noun: whole | |||
| 1. | whole (cognition) all of something including all its component elements or parts | ||
| Samples | Europe considered as a whole. The whole of American literature. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | concept, conception, construct | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | complex, composite, compound, unit | ||
| Part holonym | division, part, section | ||
| 2. | whole an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | ||
| Samples | How big is that part compared to the whole?. The team is a unit. | ||
| Synonyms | unit | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | object, physical object | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | aggregate, animate thing, artefact, artifact, assembly, congener, item, living thing, natural object, sum, total, totality | ||
| Part holonym | part, portion, section, segment | ||
English adverb: whole | |||
| 1. | whole to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly') | ||
| Samples | He was wholly convinced. Entirely satisfied with the meal. It was completely different from what we expected. Was completely at fault. A totally new situation. The directions were all wrong. It was not altogether her fault. An altogether new approach. A whole new idea. | ||
| Synonyms | all, altogether, completely, entirely, totally, wholly | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
| Antonyms | part, partially, partly | ||
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