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.
containing all the elements properly belonging; complete: We have a whole set of antique china.
undivided; in one piece: to swallow a thing whole.
Mathematics. integral, or not fractional.
not broken, damaged, or impaired; intact: Thankfully, the vase arrived whole.
uninjured or unharmed; sound: He was surprised to find himself whole after the crash.
pertaining to all aspects of human nature, especially one's physical, intellectual, and spiritual development: education for the whole person.
noun
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.
a thing complete in itself, or comprising all its parts or elements.
an assemblage of parts associated or viewed together as one thing; a unitary system.
Idioms for whole
as a whole, all things included or considered; altogether: As a whole, the relocation seems to have been beneficial.
on / upon the whole,
in view of all the circumstances; after consideration.
disregarding exceptions; in general: On the whole, the neighborhood is improving.
out of whole cloth, without foundation in fact; fictitious: a story made out of whole cloth.
Origin of whole
First recorded before 900; Middle English hole, hool (adjective and noun), Old English hāl (adjective); cognate with Dutch heel,German heil,Old Norse heill;see hale1, heal; spelling with w reflects dialect form
SYNONYMS FOR whole
1 undiminished, integral, complete.
5 unimpaired, perfect.
8 totality, aggregate.
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ANTONYMS FOR whole
1 partial.
8 part.
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synonym study for whole
8. Whole,total mean the entire or complete sum or amount. The whole is all there is; every part, member, aspect; the complete sum, amount, quantity of anything, not divided; the entirety: the whole of one's property, family.Total also means whole, complete amount, or number, but conveys the idea of something added together or added up: The total of their gains amounted to millions.