whole
Meaning of whole
adjective
- all of; entire.
he spent the whole day walking
she wasn't telling the whole truth
- in an unbroken or undamaged state; in one piece.
owls usually swallow their prey whole
- a thing that is complete in itself.
the subjects of the curriculum form a coherent whole
- all of something.
the effects will last for the whole of his life
- used to emphasize the novelty or distinctness of something.
the man who's given a whole new meaning to the term ‘cowboy’
Old English hāl, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heel and German heil, also to hail2. The spelling with wh- (reflecting a dialect pronunciation with w- ) first appeared in the 15th century.
Information about whole
- The plural form of whole is: wholes.
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Hyphenation of whole
whole
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- whole is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
whole synonyms
Meaning overall:
Meaning unharmed:
Meaning intact:
Meaning hale:
Meaning solid:
Meaning unit:
Meaning wholly:
wholly, entirely, completely, totally, all, altogether
Meaning with no part left out; whole:
Meaning entire; full:
Meaning not lacking or omitting anything; complete:
Meaning (of a text) not cut or shortened; complete:
Meaning not cut:
Meaning not changed from a gas or vapour to a liquid:
Meaning (of a text) complete and containing all the original material; uncensored:
Meaning not made smaller or less in amount, degree, or size:
Meaning devoted completely to one object:
Meaning vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear:
Meaning not broken, fractured, or damaged:
Meaning not weakened or damaged:
Meaning not harmed or damaged:
Meaning not handled, used, or tasted:
Meaning (of a person or part of the body) not harmed or damaged:
Meaning not mutilated:
Meaning free or safe from injury or violation:
Meaning without any imperfections or defects; perfect:
Meaning free from defect or error:
Meaning not marked or bearing identifying markings:
Meaning not spoiled, in particular (of a place) not marred by development:
Meaning having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be:
Meaning an aromatic plant native to temperate regions of the Old World, several kinds of which are used as culinary herbs:
Meaning in its original condition; unspoilt:
Meaning a thing with distinct and independent existence:
Meaning the physical structure, including the bones, flesh, and organs, of a person or an animal:
Meaning a portion of an object or of material, produced by cutting, tearing, or breaking the whole:
Meaning a group of items viewed as a whole rather than individually:
Meaning a joining or merging of different parts or qualities in which the component elements are individually distinct:
Meaning an object or group of objects wrapped in paper or packed in a box:
Meaning a number of different things, parts or items that are grouped together; collection:
Meaning a material thing that can be seen and touched:
Meaning the whole of something:
Meaning the state of being united or joined as a whole:
Meaning all things:
whole antonyms
Meaning existing only in part; incomplete:
Meaning not having all the necessary or appropriate parts:
Meaning having been broken:
Translation of whole
- German: vollständig, ganz, komplett, völlig, total, Anlage, Gesamtheit, vollends, gänzlich, einhellig, einmütig, geschlossen
- French: complet, entier, site, ensemble, complètement, entièrement, tout, unanime
- Spanish: completo, in extenso, total, completa, todo, entero, planta, fábrica, complejo, conjunto, completamente, totalmente, enteramente, unánime
- Italian: completo, intero, totale, integro, tutto, fabbrica, impianto, complesso, insieme, completamente, interamente, totalmente, unanime
- Portuguese: inteiro, completo, fábrica, totalidade, todo, conjunto
Anagrams of whole
Words that rhyme with whole
Hole, hole, crabhole, dibhole, thumbhole, Nichole, chole, phosphachole, selenomethylnorchole, dhole, feedhole, handhole, mudhole, windhole, woodhole, Bluehole, borehole, denehole, eyehole, hawsehole, kneehole, mousehole, nosehole, sidehole, smokehole, spikehole, spilehole, stokehole, teasehole, winklehole, arsehole, boghole, bunghole, chughole, doghole, ghole, lughole, plughole, tootinghole, highhole, pitchhole, touchhole, blockhole, chuckhole, funkhole, gunkhole, lockhole, muckhole, sinkhole, suckhole
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