whole

whole · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    All of; entire.

  2. 2.

    Complete; not divided or broken.

  3. 3.

    In an uninjured or undamaged state.

  4. 4.

    A thing that is complete in itself; the entirety.

  5. 5.

    All the parts or elements of something considered together.

Related words

Antonyms: incomplete, part, partial
See also: all, complete, entire, total
Synonyms: complete, entire, full, total

Etymology

From Old English "hal" meaning "entire, unhurt, healthy," from Proto-Germanic "*hailaz" meaning "whole, uninjured." The "w" was added in the 15th century, possibly by influence of Scandinavian cognates. Related to "health," "hale," and "heal."