whole
(adjective) including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete; âgave his whole attentionâ; âa whole wardrobe for the tropicsâ; âthe whole hogâ; âa whole weekâ; âthe baby cried the whole trip homeâ; âa whole loaf of breadâ
whole
(adjective) (of siblings) having the same parents; âwhole brothers and sistersâ
solid, unanimous, whole
(adjective) acting together as a single undiversified whole; âa solid voting blocâ
hale, whole
(adjective) exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; âhale and heartyâ; âwhole in mind and bodyâ; âa whole person againâ
unharmed, unhurt, unscathed, whole
(adjective) not injured or harmed
wholly, entirely, completely, totally, all, altogether, whole, right
(adverb) to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (âwholeâ is often used informally for âwhollyâ); âhe was wholly convincedâ; âentirely satisfied with the mealâ; âit was completely different from what we expectedâ; âwas completely at faultâ; âa totally new situationâ; âthe directions were all wrongâ; âit was not altogether her faultâ; âan altogether new approachâ; âa whole new ideaâ; âshe felt right at homeâ; âhe fell right into the trapâ
whole, unit
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; âhow big is that part compared to the whole?â; âthe team is a unitâ
whole
(noun) all of something including all its component elements or parts; âEurope considered as a wholeâ; âthe whole of American literatureâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
whole (comparative wholer or more whole, superlative wholest or most whole)
Entire, undivided.
Used as an intensifier.
Sound, uninjured, healthy.
(of food) From which none of its constituents has been removed.
(mining) As yet unworked.
• (entire): total; see also entire
• (healthy): hale, well; see also healthy
• ground (as in ground seed) (1)
whole (comparative more whole, superlative most whole)
(colloquial) In entirety; entirely; wholly.
• See completely
whole (plural wholes)
Something complete, without any parts missing.
An entirety.
• (entirety): entireness, totality; see also entirety
• part
• Howle, howel
Source: Wiktionary
Whole, a. Etym: [OE. hole, hol, hal, hool, AS. hal well, sound, healthy; akin to OFries. & OS. h, D. heel, G. heil, Icel. heill, Sw. hel whole, Dan. heel, Goth. hails well, sound, OIr. c augury. Cf. Hale, Hail to greet, Heal to cure, Health, Holy.]
1. Containing the total amount, number, etc.; comprising all the parts; free from deficiency; all; total; entire; as, the whole earth; the whole solar system; the whole army; the whole nation. "On their whole host I flew unarmed." Milton. The whole race of mankind. Shak.
2. Complete; entire; not defective or imperfect; not broken or fractured; unimpaired; uninjured; integral; as, a whole orange; the egg is whole; the vessel is whole. My life is yet whole in me. 2 Sam. i. 9.
3. Possessing, or being in a state of, heath and soundness; healthy; sound; well. [She] findeth there her friends hole and sound. Chaucer. They that be whole need not a physician. Matt. ix. 12. When Sir Lancelot's deadly hurt was whole. Tennyson. Whole blood. (Law of Descent) See under Blood, n., 2.
– Whole note (Mus.), the note which represents a note of longest duration in common use; a semibreve.
– Whole number (Math.), a number which is not a fraction or mixed number; an integer. Whole snipe (Zoöl.), the common snipe, as distinguished from the smaller jacksnipe. [Prov. Eng.]
Syn.
– All; total; complete; entire; integral; undivided; uninjured; unimpaired; unbroken; healthy.
– Whole, Total, Entire, Complete. When we use the word whole, we refer to a thing as made up of parts, none of which are wanting; as, a whole week; a whole year; the whole creation. When we use the word total, we have reference to all as taken together, and forming a single totality; as, the total amount; the total income. When we speak of a thing as entire, we have no reference to parts at all, but regard the thing as an integer, i. e., continuous or unbroken; as, an entire year; entire prosperity. When we speak of a thing as complete, there is reference to some progress which results in a filling out to some end or object, or a perfected state with no deficiency; as, complete success; a complete victory. All the whole army stood agazed on him. Shak. One entire and perfect chrysolite. Shak. Lest total darkness should by night regain Her old possession, and extinguish life. Milton. So absolute she seems, And in herself complete. Milton.
Whole, n.
1. The entire thing; the entire assemblage of parts; totality; all of a thing, without defect or exception; a thing complete in itself. "This not the whole of life to live, Nor all of death to die. J. Montgomery.
2. A regular combination of parts; a system. Parts answering parts shall slide into a whole. Pope. Committee of the whole. See under Committee.
– Upon the whole, considering all things; taking everything into account; in view of all the circumstances or conditions.
Syn.
– Totality; total; amount; aggregate; gross.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
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