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whole  (hl)

adj.

1. Containing all components; complete: a whole wardrobe for the tropics.

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

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

4.

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.

5. 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 hl; see kailo- in Indo-European roots.]

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wholeness 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.

Antonym: partial

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whole

Adjective

1. constituting or referring to all of something: I'd spent my whole allowance by Saturday afternoon

2. unbroken or undamaged

Adverb

1. in an undivided or unbroken piece: truffles are cooked whole

2. Informal completely or entirely: a whole new theory of treatment

Noun

1. all there is of a thing: the whole of my salary

2. a collection of parts viewed together as a unit: taking Great Britain as a whole

3. on the whole

a. taking all things into consideration: on the whole he has worked about one year out of twelve

b. in general: on the whole they were not successful [Old English hāl]

wholeness n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	whole - all of something including all its component elements or parts; "Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature" concept, conception, construct - an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances division, section, part - one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division" unit - a single undivided whole; "an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another" compound - a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts complex, composite - a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts; "the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town"
	2.	whole - an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit" unit object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" congener - a whole (a thing or person) of the same kind or category as another; "lard was also used, though its congener, butter, was more frequently employed"; "the American shopkeeper differs from his European congener" animate thing, living thing - a living (or once living) entity natural object - an object occurring naturally; not made by man artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole assembly - a unit consisting of components that have been fitted together item - a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection; "they reduced the price on many items" part, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" segment, section - one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road" aggregate, total, totality, sum - the whole amount
Adj.	1.	whole - including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete; "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" complete - having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting" fractional - constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety; "a fractional share of the vote"; "a partial dose"
	2.	whole - (of siblings) having the same parents; "whole brothers and sisters" half - (of siblings) related through one parent only; "a half brother"; "half sister"
	3.	whole - not injured                           unharmed, unhurt, unscathed uninjured - not injured physically or mentally
	4.	whole - exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again" hale healthy - having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy"
	5.	whole - acting together as a single undiversified whole; "a solid voting bloc" unanimous, solid undiversified - not diversified
Adv.	1.	whole - to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea" all, altogether, completely, entirely, totally, wholly colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

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whole

noun 1. total, all, lot, everything, aggregate, sum total, the entire amount

noun 2. unit, body, piece, object, combination, unity, entity, ensemble, entirety, fullness, totality << OPPOSITE part

adjective 3. complete, full, total, entire, integral, uncut, undivided, unabridged, unexpurgated, uncondensed << OPPOSITE partial

adjective 4. undamaged, intact, unscathed, unbroken, good, sound, perfect, mint, untouched, flawless, unhurt, faultless, unharmed, in one piece, uninjured, inviolate, unimpaired, unmutilated << OPPOSITE damaged

adverb 5. in one piece, in one >> on the whole 6. all in all, altogether, all things considered, by and large, taking everything into consideration

7. generally, in general, for the most part, as a rule, chiefly, mainly, mostly, principally, on average, predominantly, in the main, to a large extent, as a general rule, generally speaking

Translations

whole [həul] adj (= complete) → todo, entero (= not broken); intacto

n (= total) → total m (= sum); conjunto;

whole villages were destroyed → pueblos enteros fueron destruídos;

the whole of the town → toda la ciudad, la ciudad entera;

on the whole, as a whole → en general

whole [həul] adj (= complete) → entier/ière, tout(e) (= not broken); intact(e) → complet/ète

n (= entire unit) → tout m (= all);

the whole of → la totalité de, tout(e) le(la);

the whole lot (of it) → tout;

the whole lot (of them) → tous (sans exception);

the whole of the time → tout le temps;

the whole of the town → la ville tout entière;

on the whole, as a whole → dans l'ensemble

whole [həul] adj (= entire) → ganz (= not broken); heil

n → Ganze(s) nt;

the whole lot (of it) → alles;

the whole lot (of them) → alle;

the whole (of the) time → die ganze Zeit;

whole villages were destroyed → ganze Dörfer wurden zerstört;

the whole of → der/die/das ganze;

the whole of Glasgow/Europe → ganz Glasgow/Europa;

the whole of the town → die ganze Stadt;

on the whole → im Ganzen (gesehen)

whole [həul] adj (= complete) → tutto/a, completo/a (= not broken); intero/a, intatto/a

n (= total) → totale m (= sth not broken); tutto;

the whole lot (of it) → tutto;

the whole lot (of them) → tutti;

the whole of the time → tutto il tempo;

the whole of the town → la città intera;

on the whole, as a whole → nel complesso, nell'insieme;

whole villages were destroyed → interi paesi furono distrutti

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whole

adj whole [həul]

1 including everything and/or everyone; complete The whole staff collected the money for your present; a whole pineapple. heel كامِل، تام цял celý hel ganz ολόκληρος entero, íntegro, todo kogu, terve تمام koko, kokonainen (tout) entier שַלֵם पूरा cijel, čitav, sav egész seluruh heill; allir intero 全体の 전..., 전체의, 총... visas, visi viss; vesels seluruhnya heel hel cały inteiro întreg, tot весь; целый celý cel čitav hel ทั้งหมด bütün, hepsi 全體的 весь, цілий مکمل toàn bộ 全体的

2 not broken; in one piece She swallowed the biscuit whole. heel بِكامِلِه цял vcelku hel ganz ολόκληρος, όλος entero terve کامل kokonainen (en) entier שַלֵם समूचा cijel, čitav ép bulat-bulat í heilu lagi intero まるごとの 상처 없는, 온전한; 통째의 visas vesels; nesadalīts sebiji-sebiji heel hel, i sin helhet w całości inteiro întreg целый celý cel čitav hel สมบูรณ์ bütün olarak 完整的 весь, цілий صحیح سالم tất cả 完整的

n

1 a single unit The different parts were joined to form a whole. geheel وَحْدَه كامِلَه цяло celek hele das Ganze σύνολο, όλο todo tervik کل kokonaisuus tout שַלֵם सम्पूर्ण cjelina egység, egész satu kesatuan heild tutto 全体 하나의 통일체 visuma veselais; veselums satu unit geheel helhet, hele całość 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 (jako) celek; celý hele; hel das Ganze το σύνολο totalidad, todo kogu(hulk) همه koko totalité; tout אֶת כָּל पूरा cijel, čitav az egész seluruh allur (il complesso), (il totale) 全部 전체, 전부 visuma veselais sepanjang masa geheel hele całość todo totalitate; tot весь (ako) celok; celý cel ceo hela ทั้งหมด bütün, ...-in tümü 整個 увесь تمام چیز toàn bộ 整个

n ˈwholeness

heelheied كَمال الشَّيء، كُلِّيَّة الشَّيء цялост celistvost helhed die Ganzheit ολότητα integridad tervik تماميت kokonaisuus intégralité שְלמוּת सम्पूर्णता cjelina az egész keutuhan heild interezza, totalità 全体 전체임; 온전함 visuma veselums keseluruhan heelheid helhet; det som er enhetlig całość todo totalitate; integralitate цельность celistvosť celotnost celina helhet ความมีสุขภาพดี bütünlük, tümlük 整體 цілість کلیت sự nguyên vẹn 整体

adv ˈwholly

completely or altogether I am not wholly certain yet. heeltemal كُلِيّا изцяло zcela, úplně helt völlig εντελώς completamente täiesti کاملا täysin complètement, tout à fait לַחֲלוּטִין पूर्णतया cijelo, potpuno teljesen sepenuhnya algerlega completamente, totalmente 完全に 전적으로, 완전히 visiškai kopumā; pilnīgi sama sekali helemaal helt, aldeles, fullstendig całkowicie totalmente cu totul; întru totul полностью celkom, úplne v celoti u potpunosti helt [] ทั้งหมด bütünüyle, tamamen 全部 цілком, повністю مکمل طور سے hoàn toàn 全部

adj ˌwholeˈhearted

sincere and enthusiastic wholehearted support. heelhartig صادِق، مُخْلِص، مُتَحَمِّس، من القَلْب искрен upřímný, nadšený helhjertet von ganzem Herzen ολόψυχος, ανεπιφύλακτος sincero, 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 진심에서 우러난, 성실한 iš visos širdies, nuoširdus, visokeriopas sirsnīgs; nedalīts; dedzīgs sepenuh hati onverdeeld helhjertet, ubetinget niekłamany 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

n ˈwholemeal

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

on the whole

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