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Whole

//hoʊl//

Definitions

adjwholer · more whole · wholest · most whole

1
Entire, undivided.
I ate a whole fish.
Similar
total complete entire
2
Sound, uninjured, healthy.
He is of whole mind, but the same cannot be said about his physical state.
Similar
hale well all oak and iron bound
3
From which none of its constituents has been removed.
whole wheat; whole milk

advmore whole · most whole

1
In entirety; entirely; wholly.
I ate a fish whole!
Similar
absolutely

nounwholes

1
Something complete, without any parts missing.
This variety of fascinating details didn't fall together into an enjoyable, coherent whole.
Similar
entireness

Word Origin

From Middle English hol, hole (“healthy, unhurt, whole”), from Old English hāl (“healthy, safe”), from Proto-West Germanic *hail, from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“whole, safe, sound”), from Proto-Indo-Eu...

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Whole

//hoʊl//

Definitions

adjwholer · more whole · wholest · most whole

1
Entire, undivided.
I ate a whole fish.
Similar
total complete entire
2
Sound, uninjured, healthy.
He is of whole mind, but the same cannot be said about his physical state.
Similar
hale well all oak and iron bound
3
From which none of its constituents has been removed.
whole wheat; whole milk

advmore whole · most whole

1
In entirety; entirely; wholly.
I ate a fish whole!
Similar
absolutely

nounwholes

1
Something complete, without any parts missing.
This variety of fascinating details didn't fall together into an enjoyable, coherent whole.
Similar
entireness

Word Origin

From Middle English hol, hole (“healthy, unhurt, whole”), from Old English hāl (“healthy, safe”), from Proto-West Germanic *hail, from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“whole, safe, sound”), from Proto-Indo-Eu...

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2

An entirety.