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whole

/həʊl/

noun

Meaning

  • Something complete, without any parts missing.

    "This variety of fascinating details didn't fall together into an enjoyable, coherent whole."

  • An entirety.

Synonyms

entireness,
totality

adjective

Meaning

  • Entire, undivided.

    "I ate a whole fish."

  • Sound, uninjured, healthy.

    "He is of whole mind, but the same cannot be said about his physical state."

  • (of food) From which none of its constituents has been removed.

    "whole wheat; whole milk"

  • As yet unworked.

Synonyms

total,
hale,
well

adverb

Meaning

  • In entirety; entirely; wholly.

    "I ate a fish whole!"