Definitions for wholehoʊl

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

wholehoʊl(adj.)

comprising the full quantity or amount; entire or total:
He ate the whole pie.
complete:
a whole set of china.
undivided; in one piece:
to swallow a thing whole.
not fractional; integral.
Category: Math
not broken, damaged, or impaired; intact:
The vase arrived whole.
Category: Common Vocabulary
uninjured or unharmed; sound.
Category: Common Vocabulary
pertaining to all aspects of human nature:
education for the whole person.
(n.)the entire quantity, extent, or number:
to accept some of the teachings but reject the whole.
a thing complete in itself or comprising all its parts or elements.
an assemblage of parts associated together as one thing; a unitary system.

Idioms for whole:

as a whole, as a unit; considered together.
Category: Idiom
on or upon the whole, in all of the most significant ways; in general.
Category: Idiom
out of whole cloth, without foundation in fact; fictitious.
Category: Idiom

Origin of whole:

bef. 900; ME hole, hool (adj. and n.), OE hāl (adj.) whole, sound, c. OFris, OS hēl, OHG heil, ON heill, Go hails; cf. hale1, heal ; sp. with w reflects dial. form

whole′ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

whole(noun)
all of something including all its component elements or parts
"Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature"
whole, unit(adj)
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
"how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"
whole(adj)
including all components without exception; 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"
whole(adj)
(of siblings) having the same parents
"whole brothers and sisters"
unharmed, unhurt, unscathed, whole(adj)
not injured
hale, whole(adj)
exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health
"hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again"
solid, unanimous, whole(adverb)
acting together as a single undiversified whole
"a solid voting bloc"
wholly, entirely, completely, totally, all, altogether, whole(adverb)
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
"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"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

whole(adjective)ʊl
all of
It takes a whole day to get here.; He ate the whole cake.; I've worked hard my whole life.
wholeʊl
in one piece, or containing all its parts; = complete
They'll only buy the set if it's still whole.
whole(noun)ʊl
an entire thing
Five fifths make a whole.; the history of Africa as a whole
wholeʊl
in general
On the whole the play was liked by critics.
wholeʊl
all of
She slept through the whole of the movie.
whole(adverb)ʊl
as one piece
The snake swallows its prey whole.
wholeʊl
emphasizes a description; = completely
He becomes a whole different person when he's at work.

Wiktionary

whole(Noun)
Something complete, without any parts missing.
whole(Noun)
An entirety.
whole(Adverb)
in entirety; entirely; wholly
I ate a fish whole!
whole(Adjective)
entire.
I ate a whole fish.
whole(Adjective)
sound, uninjured, healthy.
He is of whole mind, but the same cannot be said about his physical state.

Origin: From hool, from hal, from hailaz (compare Low German heel/heil, Dutch heel, German heil, Danish hel), from kóhₐilus, coel 'omen', Breton kel 'omen, mention', Old Prussian kails 'healthy', Albanian gjallë 'alive, unhurt', Old Church Slavonic cĕlŭ 'healthy, unhurt', Ancient Greek koîlu 'good'). Related to hale, health, and heal.

Webster Dictionary

Whole(adj)
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
Whole(adj)
complete; entire; not defective or imperfect; not broken or fractured; unimpaired; uninjured; integral; as, a whole orange; the egg is whole; the vessel is whole
Whole(adj)
possessing, or being in a state of, heath and soundness; healthy; sound; well
Whole(noun)
the entire thing; the entire assemblage of parts; totality; all of a thing, without defect or exception; a thing complete in itself
Whole(noun)
a regular combination of parts; a system

Translations for whole

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

whole(adjective)

including everything and/or everyone; complete

The whole staff collected the money for your present; a whole pineapple.

heelAfrikaans
كامِل، تامArabic
цялBulgarian
inteiroPortuguese (BR)
celýCzech
ganzGerman
helDanish
ολόκληροςGreek
entero,íntegro, todoSpanish
kogu, terveEstonian
تمامFarsi
kokoFinnish
(tout) entierFrench
שַלֵםHebrew
पूराHindi
cijel,čitav, savCroatian
egészHungarian
seluruhIndonesian
heill; allirIcelandic
interoItalian
全体のJapanese
전부의Korean
visas, visiLithuanian
viss; veselsLatvian
seluruhnyaMalay
heelDutch
helNorwegian
całyPolish
تمامPersian
بشپړ، پوره، سمت، ټول: روغ، جوړ(نه ويشل شوى، لاس نه خوړلى): دهرې خوا پوره، له هره پلوه بشپړ: ټول ټال: سكنى، سكهPashto
inteiroPortuguese
întreg, totRomanian
весь; целыйRussian
celýSlovak
celSlovenian
čitavSerbian
helSwedish
ทั้งหมดThai
bütün, hepsiTurkish
全體的，整個Chinese (Trad.)
весь, цілийUkrainian
مکملUrdu
toàn bộVietnamese
全体的，整体的Chinese (Simp.)