What does whole mean in English? Meaning of whole definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "whole": all of something including all its component elements or parts
Noun
Meaning: all of something including all its component elements or partsExample: Europe considered as a whole
the whole of American literatureSynonyms: wholeHyponyms: complex
composite
compound
unitHypernyms: concept
conception
constructPart Holonyms: division
part
sectionPronunciation in US: /hoʊl/, [hoʊɫ]
Meaning of "whole": including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
Adjective
Meaning: including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; completeExample: 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 breadSynonyms: wholeAntonyms: fractionalSimilar: entire
full
full-length
full-page
intact
integral
livelong
total
undividedAlso see: completePronunciation in US: /hoʊl/, [hoʊɫ]
Meaning of "whole": to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
Adverb
Meaning: to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')Example: 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 ideaSynonyms: all
altogether
completely
entirely
totally
whole
whollyAntonyms: part
partially
partlyPronunciation in US: /hoʊl/, [hoʊɫ]
Meaning of "whole": an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
Noun
Meaning: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entityExample: how big is that part compared to the whole?
the team is a unitSynonyms: unit
wholeHyponyms: aggregate
animate thing
artefact
artifact
assembly
congener
item
living thing
natural object
sum
total
totalityHypernyms: object
physical objectPart Holonyms: part
portion
section
segmentPronunciation in US: /hoʊl/, [hoʊɫ]
Meaning of "whole": (of siblings) having the same parents
Adjective
Meaning: (of siblings) having the same parentsExample: whole brothers and sistersSynonyms: wholeAntonyms: halfPronunciation in US: /hoʊl/, [hoʊɫ]
Meaning of "whole": not injured
Adjective
Meaning: not injuredSynonyms: unharmed
unhurt
unscathed
wholeSimilar: uninjuredPronunciation in US: /hoʊl/, [hoʊɫ]
Meaning of "whole": exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health
Adjective
Meaning: exhibiting or restored to vigorous good healthExample: hale and hearty
whole in mind and body
a whole person againSynonyms: hale
wholeSimilar: healthyPronunciation in US: /hoʊl/, [hoʊɫ]
Meaning of "whole": acting together as a single undiversified whole
Adjective
Meaning: acting together as a single undiversified wholeExample: a solid voting blocSynonyms: solid
unanimous
wholeSimilar: undiversifiedPronunciation in US: /hoʊl/, [hoʊɫ]
Adjective: Entire. I ate a whole fish. 1661, John Fell, The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant […] 1893, Walter Besant, The Ivory Gate, Prologue: Athelstan Arundel walked home all the way, foaming and raging. […] He walked the whole way, walking through crowds, and under the noses of dray-horses, carriage-horses, and cart-horses, without taking the least notice of them. 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 16, The Mirror and the Lamp: “[…] She takes the whole thing with desperate seriousness. But the others are all easy and jovial—thinking about the good fare that is soon to be eaten, about the hired fly, about anything.” 2013 June 29, “High and wet”, The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 28: Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages.1661, John Fell, The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant […]1893, Walter Besant, The Ivory Gate, Prologue: Athelstan Arundel walked home all the way, foaming and raging. […] He walked the whole way, walking through crowds, and under the noses of dray-horses, carriage-horses, and cart-horses, without taking the least notice of them.1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 16, The Mirror and the Lamp: “[…] She takes the whole thing with desperate seriousness. But the others are all easy and jovial—thinking about the good fare that is soon to be eaten, about the hired fly, about anything.”2013 June 29, “High and wet”, The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 28: Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages.Sound, uninjured, healthy. He is of whole mind, but the same cannot be said about his physical state. 1939, Alfred Edward Housman, Additional Poems, X, lines 5-6 Here, with one balm for many fevers found, / Whole of an ancient evil, I sleep sound.1939, Alfred Edward Housman, Additional Poems, X, lines 5-6 Here, with one balm for many fevers found, / Whole of an ancient evil, I sleep sound.(of food) From which none of its constituents has been removed. whole wheat; whole milkSynonyms:
perfect, full, unabridged, all, exclusive, integral, aggregate, gross, total, accomplished, completed, concentrated, conclusive, consummate, every, exhaustive, fixed, fulfilled, inclusive, outright, plenary, rounded, undivided, unqualified, utter, unabbreviated, uncut, unexpurgated, choate, full-length, in one piece, safe, mature, sound, solid, good, mint, complete, completed, developed, faultless, flawless, intact, plenary, replete, thorough, together, undamaged, unharmed, unhurt, unimpaired, unscathed, untouched, unmarred, in good order, in one piece, inviolate, preserved, ship-shape, uninjured, unmutilated, without a scratch, wholesome, sound, right, fit, well, better, hale, able-bodied, hearty, recovered, robust, sane, strong, cured, healed, in fine fettle, in good health, entity, all, jackpot, supply, being, integral, summation, result, fullness, quantum, oneness, unit, gross, sum, system, unity, complex, lot, ensemble, body, entirety, assembly, totality, combination, coherence, aggregation, lump, bulk, aggregate, linkage, amount, organization, piece, organism, assemblage, quantity, big picture, everything, sum total, collectivity, hook line and sinker, lock stock and barrel, the works, whole ball of wax, whole enchilada, whole nine yards, whole shebang,
Antonyms:
incomplete, unfinished, fractional, deficient, imperfect, insufficient, hurt, impaired, part, partial, broken, sick, unhealthy, incomplete, unreliable, fractional, deficient, imperfect, insufficient, hurt, impaired, part, partial, broken, sick, unhealthy, inappropriate, unsuitable, unsuited, fractional, incomplete, deficient, imperfect, insufficient, hurt, impaired, unfit, unhealthy, weak, sick, part, partial, broken, abstract, whole, disorganization, partiality, concept, individual, inanimate, incompleteness, part, fraction, one,
