whole
adjective
[ həʊl ]
• all of; entire.
• "he spent the whole day walking"
Similar:
entire,
complete,
full,
total,
unabridged,
full-length,
uncut,
uncondensed,
unexpurgated,
unreduced,
undivided,
• in an unbroken or undamaged state; in one piece.
• "owls usually swallow their prey whole"
Similar:
intact,
in one piece,
sound,
unbroken,
unimpaired,
undamaged,
unharmed,
unhurt,
untouched,
uninjured,
unscathed,
unmutilated,
inviolate,
flawless,
faultless,
unmarked,
unspoiled,
perfect,
mint,
pristine,
whole
noun
• a thing that is complete in itself.
• "the subjects of the curriculum form a coherent whole"
Similar:
entity,
unit,
body,
piece,
discrete item,
ensemble,
combination,
package,
conglomeration,
object,
totality,
entirety,
unity,
• all of something.
• "the effects will last for the whole of his life"
Similar:
all,
every part,
everything,
the lot,
the sum,
the sum total,
the aggregate,
whole
adverb
• used to emphasize the novelty or distinctness of something.
• "the man who's given a whole new meaning to the term ‘cowboy’"
Origin:
Old English hāl, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heel and German heil, also to hail2. The spelling with wh- (reflecting a dialect pronunciation with w- ) first appeared in the 15th century.
in whole
• entirely or fully.
• "a number of stone churches survive in whole or in part"
