Whole
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /həʊl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Whole is an adjective meaning Entire, undivided.
Meaning
Entire, undivided.
More Meanings
- Sound, uninjured, healthy.
- (of food) From which none of its constituents has been removed.
- (mining) As yet unworked.
- (colloquial) In entirety; entirely; wholly.
- Something complete, without any parts missing.
- An entirety.
Example Sentences
I ate a whole fish.
He is of whole mind, but the same cannot be said about his physical state.
Here, with one balm for many fevers found, / Whole of an ancient evil, I sleep sound.
“[…] 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.”
Word Forms
- wholer
- wholest
- wholes
Synonyms for whole
Depending on context, synonyms include total, complete, entire, one, overall, hale.
Antonyms for whole
Common opposites include part, half, fractional, partly, partially.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include undivided, entire, entirely, completely, altogether, wholly.
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