unwhole
7.2
Missing a part so it is not complete
- adjective
- /ʌnˈhoʊl/
:
incompleto
- After the accident, she felt unwhole without her beloved car.
Examples
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He looked unwhole without his usual smile and confidence.
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He had lived with this place for almost a year, always unwhole, broken into small pieces.
Fiction book (1995) -
The puzzle felt unwhole with a missing piece.
Synonyms
holey
vsunwhole
1
4.2
Full of holes that let things pass through
is about lacking parts or incompleteness rather than heavy perforation
gappy
vsunwhole
1
6.5
With clear spaces where parts are missing, like a fence or teeth
is a general term for incompleteness beyond just gaps
holed
vsunwhole
3.6
A thing with holes from damage or wear
is broader meaning incomplete or missing parts beyond hole damage
Antonyms
How Whole
Surface Forms
unwhole positive
Morphology
Etymology
Unwhole is made from un- ('not') and whole ('complete'), so it literally means 'not whole' or missing a part. That's why we use it for things like a puzzle or sculpture that are incomplete.