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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | whole | Including all components without exception |
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| 2 | whole | (of siblings) having the same parents | |
| 3 | whole, hale | Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health | |
| ADVERB | 1 | whole, wholly, entirely, completely, totally, all, altogether | To a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly') |
| NOUN | 1 | whole | All of something including all its component elements or parts |
| 2 | whole, whole thing, unit | An assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity |
| Sounds | hhow'l |
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| Rhymes | amphibole, bankroll, bole / Bole, and 69 more rhymes in owl at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Including all components without exception. Being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration. Complete. |
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| Examples | "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 bread" |
| Attribute of | integrity, unity, wholeness |
| Similar | entire, full, total; full-length; full-page; integral, entire, intact; livelong; undivided, full |
| See also | complete |
| Contrary | fractional |
| Adverbs | wholly |
| Meaning | (of siblings) having the same parents. |
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| Examples | "whole brothers and sisters" |
| Contrary | half |
| Meaning | Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health. |
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| Examples | "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again" |
| Synonyms | hale |
| Similar to | healthy |
| Meaning | All of something including all its component elements or parts. |
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| Examples | "Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature" |
| Parts | part, section, division |
| Narrower | unit; compound; complex, composite |
| Broader | concept, conception, construct |
| Adjectives | universalistic |
| Meaning | An assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity. |
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| Examples | "how big is that part compared to the whole?" |
| Synonyms | whole thing, unit |
| Parts | part, portion; section, segment |
| Narrower | artifact, artefact; item; sum, total, totality, aggregate |
| Broader | object, physical object |
| Meaning | To a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'). |
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| Examples | "a whole new idea" |
| Synonyms | wholly, entirely, completely, totally, all, altogether |
| Contrary | partially, partly, part |
| Usage | colloquialism |