whole
/hˈoʊl/ · 1 syllable
Meaning
adjective
- including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
“gave his whole attention” - (of siblings) having the same parents
“whole brothers and sisters” - not injured or harmed
- exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health
“hale and hearty” - acting together as a single undiversified whole
“a solid voting bloc”
adverb
- to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
“he was wholly convinced”
noun
- all of something including all its component elements or parts
“Europe considered as a whole” - an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
“how big is that part compared to the whole?”
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