noun
all of something including all its component elements or parts
Examples
- Europe considered as a whole
- the whole of American literature
noun
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
Synonyms
Examples
- how big is that part compared to the whole?
- the team is a unit
adjective
including all components without exception
Examples
- 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
adjective
(of siblings) having the same parents
Examples
- whole brothers and sisters
adjective
not injured or harmed
Synonyms
adjective
exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health
Synonyms
Examples
- hale and hearty
- whole in mind and body
- a whole person again
adjective
acting together as a single undiversified whole
Synonyms
Examples
- a solid voting bloc
adverb
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
Synonyms
Examples
- 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
- she felt right at home
- he fell right into the trap