| 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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