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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024whole /hoʊl/USA pronunciation adj. - making up the full amount, number, extent, or length of time;
entire:[before a noun]He ate the whole pie. She ran the whole distance. Let's start the whole thing over. - lacking nothing;
having all pieces;
complete:[before a noun]a whole set of china. - Mathematicsnot a fraction:[before a noun]a whole number, like 2 or 3.
- not broken or damaged;
in one piece;
not injured or hurt:Thankfully, the vase arrived whole. - (used to emphasize how much an amount is):I'd feel a whole lot better if you'd point that gun somewhere else.
n. [countable] - the entire amount, number, or extent.
- a thing complete in itself, as an assembly of parts or elements thought of as one thing;
a unitary system:combined the elements of the theory into a unified whole.
Idioms- Idioms as a whole, as a unit;
considered together. - Idioms on the whole:
- everything considered;
in general:On the whole, I agree with you.
- out of whole cloth, without foundation in fact;
fictitious.
whole•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024whole (hōl),USA pronunciation adj. - 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. - Mathematicsintegral, 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, esp. one's physical, intellectual, and spiritual development:education for the whole person.
- out of whole cloth, without foundation in fact;
fictitious:a story made out of whole cloth.
n. - 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. - as a whole, all things included or considered;
altogether:As a whole, the relocation seems to have been beneficial. - on or upon the whole:
- in view of all the circumstances;
after consideration. - disregarding exceptions;
in general:On the whole, the neighborhood is improving.
- bef. 900; Middle English hole, hool (adjective, adjectival and noun, nominal), Old English hāl (adjective, adjectival); cognate with Dutch heel, German heil, Old Norse heill; see hale1, heal; spelling, spelled with w reflects dialect, dialectal form
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged undiminished, integral, complete.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unimpaired, perfect.
- 9.See corresponding entry in Unabridged totality, aggregate. 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.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged partial.
- 9.See corresponding entry in Unabridged part.
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