Definition of whole

adjective (a)

• including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete (adj.all)

  Antonym: fractional
  

  Example:
  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.
  

  source: wordnet30
• (of siblings) having the same parents (adj.all)

  Antonym: half
  

  Example:
  Whole brothers and sisters.
  

  source: wordnet30
• Containing the total amount, number, etc.; comprising all the parts; free from deficiency; all; total; entire; as, the whole earth; the whole solar system; the whole army; the whole nation. (adjective)

  source: webster1913

noun (n)

• all of something including all its component elements or parts (noun.cognition)

  Example:
  Europe considered as a whole.
  The whole of American literature.
  

  source: wordnet30
• an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity (noun.tops)

  Synonym: unit
  

  Example:
  How big is that part compared to the whole?.
  

  source: wordnet30
• The entire thing; the entire assemblage of parts; totality; all of a thing, without defect or exception; a thing complete in itself. (noun)

  source: webster1913

adverb (r)

• to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly') (adv.all)

  Synonym: all, altogether, completely, entirely, totally, wholly
  Antonym: part, partially, partly
  

  Example:
  A whole new idea.
  

  source: wordnet30

adjective satellite (s)

• not injured (adj.all)

  Synonym: unharmed, unhurt, unscathed
  

  source: wordnet30
• exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health (adj.all)

  Synonym: hale
  

  Example:
  Whole in mind and body.
  A whole person again.
  

  source: wordnet30
• acting together as a single undiversified whole (adj.all)

  Synonym: solid, unanimous
  

  source: wordnet30

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