1. (

• whole

) all of something including all its component elements or parts; "Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature" ;

2. (

• whole ,
• unit

) 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" ;

1. (

• whole

) 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" ;

2. (

• whole ,

) (of siblings) having the same parents; "whole brothers and sisters" ;

3. (

• unharmed ,
• unhurt ,
• unscathed ,
• whole

) not injured or harmed ;

4. (

• hale ,
• whole

) exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again" ;

5. (

• solid ,
• unanimous ,
• whole

) acting together as a single undiversified whole; "a solid voting bloc" ;

1. (

• wholly ,
• entirely ,
• completely ,
• totally ,
• all ,
• altogether ,
• whole ,
• right ,

) 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"; "she felt right at home"; "he fell right into the trap" ;