Engelsk tillægsord: whole | |||
1. | whole including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | 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. | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | entire, entire, full, full-length, full-page, intact, integral, livelong, total, undivided | ||
Se også | complete | ||
Kendetegner | integrity, unity, wholeness | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | fractional | ||
2. | whole (of siblings) having the same parents | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Whole brothers and sisters. | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | half | ||
3. | whole not injured | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | unharmed, unhurt, unscathed | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | uninjured | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | injured | ||
4. | whole exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Hale and hearty. Whole in mind and body. A whole person again. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | hale | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | healthy | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | unhealthy | ||
5. | whole acting together as a single undiversified whole | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A solid voting bloc. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | solid, unanimous | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | undiversified | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | diversified | ||
Engelsk navneord: whole | |||
1. | whole (om erkendelse) all of something including all its component elements or parts | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Europe considered as a whole. The whole of American literature. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | concept, conception, construct | ||
Mere specifikke termer | complex, composite, compound, unit | ||
Omfatter disse specifikke termer | division, part, section | ||
2. | whole an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | How big is that part compared to the whole?. The team is a unit. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | unit | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | object, physical object | ||
Mere specifikke termer | aggregate, animate thing, artefact, artifact, assembly, congener, item, living thing, natural object, sum, total, totality | ||
Omfatter disse specifikke termer | part, portion, section, segment | ||
Engelsk biord: whole | |||
1. | whole to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly') | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | 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. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | all, altogether, completely, entirely, totally, wholly | ||
Overordnet anvendelse | colloquialism | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | part, partially, partly | ||