wholeness

whole

 (hōl)

adj.

1.

a. Containing all components; complete: the whole series of novels.

b. Not divided or disjoined; in one unit: a whole loaf.

c. Constituting the full amount, extent, or duration: The baby cried the whole trip home.

2.

a. Not wounded, injured, or impaired; sound or unhurt: Many escaped the fire frightened but whole.

b. Having been restored; healed: After the treatment he felt whole.

3. Having the same parents: a whole sister.

n.

1. A number, group, set, or thing lacking no part or element; a complete thing.

2. An entity or system made up of interrelated parts: The value of the whole was greater than the sum of its parts.

adv. Informal

Entirely; wholly: a whole new idea.

Idioms:

as a whole

All parts or aspects considered; altogether: disliked the acting but enjoyed the play as a whole.

on the whole

1. Considering everything: on the whole, a happy marriage.

2. In most instances or cases; as a rule: can expect sunny weather, on the whole.

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[Middle English hole, unharmed, from Old English hāl; see kailo- in Indo-European roots.]

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whole′ness n.

Synonyms: whole, all, entire, gross, total
These adjectives mean including every constituent or individual: a whole town devastated by an earthquake; all the class going on a field trip; entire shipments lost by the distributor; gross income; the total cost of the project.

Antonym: partial

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wholeness - an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting; "the integrity of the nervous system is required for normal development"; "he took measures to insure the territorial unity of Croatia" integrity, unity state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" completeness - the state of being complete and entire; having everything that is needed incompleteness, rawness - the state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect; "the study was criticized for incompleteness of data but it stimulated further research"; "the rawness of his diary made it unpublishable"
	2.	wholeness - a state of robust good health haleness good health, healthiness - the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease

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wholeness

noun

1. The state of being entirely whole:

completeness, entirety, integrity, oneness, totality.

2. The condition of being free from defects or flaws:

durability, firmness, integrity, solidity, soundness, stability, strength.

3. The condition of being physically and mentally sound:

haleness, health, healthiness, heartiness, soundness.

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Translations

كَمال الشَّيء، كُلِّيَّة الشَّيء

helhed

Ganzheit

ολότητα

entièreté

heild

interezza

bütünlüktümlük

整体

wholeness

[ˈhəʊlnɪs] N (gen) → totalidad f, integridad f; [of mind, body] → integridad f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

wholeness

[ˈhəʊlnəs] n → unité fwhole note n (US) → ronde fwhole number n → nombre m entier

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

wholeness

n → Gesamtheit f, → Ganzheit f

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whole

(həul) adjective

1. including everything and/or everyone; complete. The whole staff collected the money for your present; a whole pineapple. heel كامِل، تام цял inteiro celý ganz hel ολόκληροςentero, íntegro, todo kogu, terve تمام koko entierשלם पूरा cijel, čitav, sav egész seluruh heill; allir intero 全体の 전부의 visas, visi viss; vesels seluruhnya heelhelcały بشپړ، پوره، سمت، ټول: روغ، جوړ(نه ويشل شوى، لاس نه خوړلى): دهرې خوا پوره، له هره پلوه بشپړ: ټول ټال: سكنى، سكه inteiro întreg, tot весь; целыи celý cel čitav hel ทั้งหมด bütün, hepsi 全體的，整個 весь, цілий مکمل toàn bộ 全体的，整体的

2. not broken; in one piece. She swallowed the biscuit whole. heel بِكامِلِه цял inteiro vcelku ganz hel ολόκληρος, όλοςentero terve کامل kokonainen entierשלם समूचा cijel, čitav ép bulat-bulat í heilu lagi intero まるごとの 통째의 visas vesels; nesadalīts sebiji-sebiji heelhel, i sin helhet w całości بشپړ inteiro întreg целый celý cel čitav hel ทั้งชิ้น bütün olarak 完整的 весь, цілий صحیح سالم tất cả 完整的

noun

1. a single unit. The different parts were joined to form a whole. geheel وَحْدَه كامِلَه цяло todo celek das Ganze hele σύνολο, όλοtodo tervik کل kokonaisuus toutשלם सम्पूर्ण cjelina egység, egész satu kesatuan heild tutto 全体 전부, 전체 visuma veselais; veselums satu unit geheelhelhet, helecałość پوره بشپړ، ټول ټال todo tot целое celok celota celina helhet สิ่งที่สมบูรณ์ ครบถ้วน bütün 整體 ціле کُل trọn vẹn 整体

2. the entire thing. We spent the whole of one week sunbathing on the beach. hele tyd كل، الشّيءُ بِكامِلِه цяло todo (jako) celek; celý das Ganze hele; hel το σύνολοtotalidad, todo kogu(hulk) همه koko totalité; tout אֶת כָּל पूरा cijel, čitav az egész seluruh allur (il complesso), (il totale) 全部 완전체 visuma veselais sepanjang masa geheelhelecałość ټول todo totalitate; tot весь (ako) celok; celý cel ceo hela ทั้งหมด bütün, ...-in tümü 整個 увесь تمام چیز toàn bộ 整个

ˈwholeness noun

heelheied كَمال الشَّيء، كُلِّيَّة الشَّيء цялост todo celistvost die Ganzheit helhed ολότηταintegridad tervik تماميت kokonaisuus intégralitéשלמות सम्पूर्णता cjelina az egész keutuhan heild interezza, totalità 全体 전부, 전체 visuma veselums keseluruhan heelheid helhet; det som er enhetlig całość بشپړ توب، پوره والى todo totalitate; integralitate цельность celistvosť celotnost celina helhet ทั้งหมด bütünlük, tümlük 整體性，完整性 цілість کلیت sự nguyên vẹn 整体

ˈwholly adverb

completely or altogether. I am not wholly certain yet. heeltemal كُلِيّا изцяло totalmente zcela, úplně völlig helt εντελώςcompletamente täiesti کاملا täysin complètement, tout à faitלחלוטין पूर्णतया cijelo, potpuno teljesen sepenuhnya algerlega completamente, totalmente 完全に 전체로서 visiškai kopumā; pilnīgi sama sekali helemaalhelt, aldeles, fullstendigcałkowicie په پوره ډول، په بشپړه توګه، بيخي: يوازې، تنها totalmente cu totul; întru totul полностью celkom, úplne v celoti u potpunosti helt [och hållet] อย่างสิ้นเชิง; เต็มที่ bütünüyle, tamamen 全部 цілком, повністю مکمل طور سے hoàn toàn 全部

ˌwholeˈhearted adjective

sincere and enthusiastic. wholehearted support. heelhartig صادِق، مُخْلِص، مُتَحَمِّس، من القَلْب искрен sincero upřímný, nadšený von ganzem Herzen helhjertet ολόψυχος, ανεπιφύλακτοςsincero, de todo corazón puhtsüdamlik از صميم دل varaukseton sans réserve(s) מִּכָּל הַלֵב दिलोजान से iskren, srdačan szívből jövő sepenuh hati innilegur sentito 心のこもった 진심으로의 iš visos širdies, nuoširdus, visokeriopas sirsnīgs; nedalīts; dedzīgs sepenuh hati onverdeeldhelhjertet, ubetinget niekłamany د زړه د کومی sincero din toată inima искренний; полный nadšený iskren svesrdan helhjärtad เต็มใจ içten, candan 全心全意的 щирий, від усього серця مخلص 全心全意的

ˈwholemeal noun

flour made from the entire wheat grain or seed. wholemeal flour/bread. volkoring, volgraan طَحين أسْمَر непресято брашно integral hrubý, celozrnný das Vollkorn fuldkorns- αλεύρι ολικής άλεσης integral täistera- از لحاظ غذایی کامل täysjyväjauho complet קֶמָח מָלֵא पूरा भोजन cjelovit obrok korpás liszt tepung terigu heilhveitimjöl integrale 全粒小麦粉 완전 소맥분의 rupūs miltai rupja maluma milti mil penuh volkorensammalt hvete; helkorn-razowy غذای کامل integral făină integrală мука из цельного зерна celozrnný nepresejana moka integralan fullkorn ซึ่งไม่ได้เอารำของข้าวสาลีออก kepekli un 全麥麵粉 непросіяне борошно گیہوں سے بنا ہوا آٹا 全麦面粉

on the whole

taking everything into consideration. Our trip was successful on the whole. op die keper beskou إجمالا، بِوَجْه الإجْمال като цяло no conjunto vcelku im ganzen som helhed; generelt γενικάen general üldiselt در مجموع kaiken kaikkiaan dans l'ensembleכללית कुल मिला कर sve u svemu egész(é)ben véve secara keseluruhan þegar á heildina er litið nel complesso 概して 전반적으로 apskritai kopumā; visumā umumnya alles bij elkaar alt i alt, i det store og hele ogólnie rzecz biorąc د تول no conjunto în ansamblu в целом vcelku v celoti u celini på det hela taget โดยรวม genel olarak, genellikle 整體來看 в цілому مجموعی طور پر trọn vẹn 总的来看

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