Whole
adjective
1.
comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total:
He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
2.
containing all the elements properly belonging; complete:
We have a whole set of antique china.
3.
undivided; in one piece:
to swallow a thing whole.
4.
Mathematics. integral, or not fractional.
5.
not broken, damaged, or impaired; intact:
Thankfully, the vase arrived whole.
6.
uninjured or unharmed; sound:
He was surprised to find himself whole after the crash.
7.
pertaining to all aspects of human nature, especially one’s physical, intellectual, and spiritual development:
education for the whole person.
noun
8.
the whole assemblage of parts or elements belonging to a thing; the entire quantity, account, extent, or number:
He accepted some of the parts but rejected the whole.
9.
a thing complete in itself, or comprising all its parts or elements.
10.
an assemblage of parts associated or viewed together as one thing; a unitary system.
Idioms
11.
as a whole, all things included or considered; altogether:
As a whole, the relocation seems to have been beneficial.
12.
on / upon the whole,
in view of all the circumstances; after consideration.
disregarding exceptions; in general:
On the whole, the neighborhood is improving.
13.
out of whole cloth, without foundation in fact; fictitious:
a story made out of whole cloth.
adjective
1.
containing all the component parts necessary to form a total; complete: a whole apple
2.
constituting the full quantity, extent, etc
3.
uninjured or undamaged
4.
healthy
5.
having no fractional or decimal part; integral: a whole number
6.
of, relating to, or designating a relationship established by descent from the same parents; full: whole brothers
7.
(US & Canadian, informal) out of whole cloth, entirely without a factual basis
adverb
8.
in an undivided or unbroken piece: to swallow a plum whole
noun
9.
all the parts, elements, etc, of a thing
10.
an assemblage of parts viewed together as a unit
11.
a thing complete in itself
12.
as a whole, considered altogether; completely
13.
on the whole
taking all things into consideration
in general
whole (hōl)
adj.
Not wounded, injured, or impaired; sound or unhurt.
Having been restored; healed.
n.
An entity or a system made up of interrelated parts.
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