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whole
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- pronunciation:
- hol
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun, adverb
- phrases:
- as a whole, on the whole
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
comprising the entire extent or amount.
She stayed awake the whole night.- synonyms:
- entire
- similar words:
- all, full, good, overall, round, thorough, total
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| definition 2: |
having all the pieces or complete parts.
The whole puzzle looks very different from what I expected when I saw it in pieces.- synonyms:
- complete, entire, total
- antonyms:
- incomplete, partial
- similar words:
- aggregate, all, full, overall, thorough, unabridged
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| definition 3: |
healthy; uninjured.
After the accident it was a long time before she was whole again.- synonyms:
- hale, healthy, sound, well
- similar words:
- fine, recovered, right, robust, strong, unimpaired, uninjured
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| definition 4: |
all in one piece; not divided.
The snake swallowed the whole frog at once.- synonyms:
- entire, intact
- antonyms:
- divided
- similar words:
- all, complete, inviolate, single, total, unbroken, undivided
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| definition 5: |
(informal) very great.
I feel a whole lot better now. |
| related words: |
solid |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
all the pieces or parts of a thing; the entire amount of a thing.
- synonyms:
- ensemble, entirety, sum total, total
- antonyms:
- agglomeration, fraction, part
- similar words:
- aggregate, all, amount, assemblage, gross, sum, totality
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| definition 2: |
an entire or complete thing.
He settled for half but would have preferred the whole.- synonyms:
- entirety, total
- antonyms:
- constituent, fraction, part
- similar words:
- all, complement, totality
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| related words: |
manifold |
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| phrase: |
as a whole, on the whole |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| definition: |
(informal) altogether; entirely.
a whole new way of cooking- synonyms:
- altogether, entirely, totally, wholly
- similar words:
- absolutely, completely
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| derivation: |
wholeness (n.) |
The words whole and hole (an opening) sound alike but have different meanings.
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