| Main Entry: | pure |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | virginal, chaste |
Synonyms: |
babe in woods, blameless, celibate, clean, continent, decent, exemplary, fresh, good, guileless, honest, immaculate, inculpable, innocent, inviolate, irreproachable, kid, lily white, maidenly, modest, pure as driven snow, righteous, sinless, spotless, stainless, true, unblemished, unblighted, uncorrupted, undefiled, unprofaned, unspotted, unstained, unsullied, upright, virgin, virtuous, wet behind ears, wide-eyed |
Antonyms: |
corrupt, dirty, immodest, indecent, obscene, unchaste, vulgar |
| Main Entry: | sacred |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | protected |
Synonyms: |
dedicated, defended, guarded, immune, inviolable, inviolate, invulnerable, sacrosanct, secure, shielded, untouchable |
Antonyms: |
open, unprotected, vulnerable |
| Main Entry: | whole |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unbroken, perfect |
Synonyms: |
complete, completed, developed, faultless, flawless, good, in good order, in one piece, intact, inviolate, mature, mint, plenary, preserved, replete, safe, ship-shape, solid, sound, thorough, together, undamaged, unharmed, unhurt, unimpaired, uninjured, unmarred, unmutilated, unscathed, untouched, without a scratch |
| Notes: | a hole is an opening or cavity into or through something, while whole means complete, not divided a whole comprises its parts, consists of its parts, and is composed of its parts; parts constitute a whole |
Antonyms: |
broken, deficient, imperfect, insufficient, partial |
| Concept: | Whole. [Principal part] |
| Category: | 4. CONCRETE QUANTITY |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
whole, totality, integrity; totalness; entirety, ensemble, collectiveness; unity; completeness; indivisibility, indiscerptibility; integration, embodiment; integer., all, the whole, total, aggregate, one and all, gross amount, sum, sum total, tout ensemble, length and breadth of, Alpha and Omega, "be all and end all"; complex, complexus; lock stock and barrel., bulk, mass, lump, tissue, staple, body, compages; trunk, torso, bole, hull, hulk, skeleton, greater part, major part, best part, principal part, main part; essential part (importance); lion's share, Benjamin's mess; the long and the short; nearly, all, almost all.
-verbs
form a whole, constitute a whole; integrate, embody, amass; aggregate (assemble); amount to, come to.
-adjectives
whole, total, integral, entire; complete; one, individual., unbroken, uncut, undivided, unsevered, unclipped, uncropped, unshorn; seamless; undiminished; undemolished, undissolved, undestroyed, unbruised., indivisible, indissoluble, indissolvable, indiscerptible., wholesale, sweeping; comprehensive.
-adverbs
wholly, altogether; totally (completely); entirely, all, all in all, wholesale, in a body, collectively, all put together; in the aggregate, in the lump, in the mass, in the gross, in the main, in the long run; en masse, on the whole, bodily, en bloc, in extenso, throughout, every inch; substantially.
-phrases
tout bien ou rien.
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Antonyms: |
part |
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