What does WHOLE mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. whole(noun)

    all of something including all its component elements or parts


  2. whole, unit(adj)

    an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity


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  4. whole(adj)

    (of siblings) having the same parents

    "whole brothers and sisters"

  5. unharmed, unhurt, unscathed, whole(adj)

    not injured

  6. hale, whole(adj)

    exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health


  7. solid, unanimous, whole(adverb)

    acting together as a single undiversified whole

    "a solid voting bloc"





  1. whole(Noun)

    Something complete, without any parts missing.

  2. whole(Noun)

    An entirety.

  3. whole(Adverb)

    in entirety; entirely; wholly

    I ate a fish whole!

  4. whole(Adjective)


    I ate a whole fish.

  5. whole(Adjective)

    sound, uninjured, healthy.



Webster Dictionary

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  4. Whole(noun)


  5. Whole(noun)

    a regular combination of parts; a system

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Whole

    hōl, adj. sound, as in health (so in B.): unimpaired: containing the total amount, number, &c.: all: not defective: complete: in mining, as yet unworked.—n. the entire thing: a system or combination of parts.—adv. wholly.—adjs. Whole′-col′oured, all of one colour; Whole′-foot′ed (coll.) unreserved; Whole′-heart′ed, -souled, noble: hearty, generous; Whole′-hoofed, having undivided hoof; Whole′-length, giving the whole figure, as a portrait: full-length.—n. a portrait or statue giving the whole figure.—ns. Whole′ness; Whole′sāle, sale of goods by the whole piece or large quantity.—adj. buying and selling in large quantities: extensive.—n. Whole′sāler, one who sells by wholesale.—adjs. Whole′-skinned, having an unbroken skin: unhurt: safe in reputation; Whole′some, healthy: sound: salutary: (Shak.) prosperous.—adv. Whole′somely.—ns. Whole′someness; Whole′-stitch, a lace-making stitch used in filling.—adv. Wholly (hō′li), completely, altogether.—n. Wholth, wholeness, soundness.—Whole number, a unit, or a number composed of units, an integral number.—Upon, On, the whole, generally speaking, to sum up.—With whole skin, safe, unscathed. [A.S. hál, healthy; Ice. heill, Ger. heil. By-form hale (1).]

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'WHOLE' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #447

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'WHOLE' in Written Corpus Frequency: #377

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'WHOLE' in Nouns Frequency: #500

  4. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'WHOLE' in Adjectives Frequency: #47

How to pronounce WHOLE?

  1. Alex
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How to say WHOLE in sign language?

  1. whole


  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of WHOLE in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of WHOLE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of WHOLE in a Sentence

  1. Shook Kelley principal Kevin Kelley:

    Whole Foods gets culture.

  2. Jewish Proverb:

    A half-truth is a whole lie.

  3. Thomas Ibiang:

    You destroy the whole fabric.

  4. Aly Wright:

    This whole block is on lockdown.

  5. Edward Shaw:

    Show the tape to the whole town.

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