Words · Very common
whole
/hoʊl/ · 5 letters · 5 distinct letters
- adjective
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
gave his whole attention
- noun
all of something including all its component elements or parts
Europe considered as a whole
- adverb
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
he was wholly convinced
- noun
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
how big is that part compared to the whole?
- adjective
(of siblings) having the same parents
whole brothers and sisters