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whole

whole

65 1.3
Healthy in body and mind
  • adjective
  • /hoʊl/
  • Archaic
: sano
  • Too much, too fast; her whole world had turned upside down in only a few hours.
  • a whole person
  • a whole human being
  • become whole

So I want you to be whole before she comes.

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Examples

  • She's loved you her whole life.

    Maybe I Do (2023)

  • So I want you to be whole before she comes.

    etthehiphoppreacher

  • My whole life was leading up to this kiss.

    Joey & Rex Save the Church (2022)

  • What if I say to you that your whole life is a lie?

    Fiction book (1990)

  • We don't think we understand we are whole, we are one with the world.

    André Duqum

  • You can't keep running from someone your whole life.

    Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013)

  • It's just that you can't go through your whole life without having any fun.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • They get up there, the lights hit, and suddenly, the whole world opens up.

    Theater Camp (2023)

  • The person feels whole, we've measured that.

  • After his recovery from the accident, he felt whole again and ready to embrace life.

Synonyms

healthy
vswhole
800 1.0

In good body and mind condition without sickness or injury

describes general physical and mental soundness beyond medical absence
well
vswhole
665 1.0

In good health after being ill or hurt

refers to steady overall soundness regardless of recent sickness or recovery
hale
vswhole
5 7.3

Strong and healthy, especially for an older person

means general physical and mental soundness without the extra vigor emphasis

Antonyms

ill
498 1.0

Not feeling well because of sickness

injured
288 1.0

Physically hurt, often by an accident or attack

unhealthy
112 1.6

Not good for your health and likely to cause illness

Idioms

as a whole
213 3.5

Considering all parts together

on the whole
41 3.3

In general, something is true when you think about everything

the whole enchilada
  • Informal
7 7.0

Everything included in a deal or plan

whole kit and caboodle
  • Informal
4 6.7

All the things and people connected with something

whole ball of wax
  • Informal
4 7.1

All the parts and activities of a project or situation

from whole cloth
  • Informal
1 9.1

Completely made up with no real facts

the whole bakery
  • Informal
1 9.9

To have everything you want and every advantage

whole kit and boodle
  • Informal
6.7

All the things in a group or set

Compounds

whole-wheat
  • US
29 2.8

Made from wheat that keeps all parts of the grain, like bran and germ

whole grain
21 2.7

A grain that still has all its natural parts, like the outer layer and soft inside

whole shebang
  • Informal
13 8.0

Everything that is part of something

whole milk
12 1.0

Milk that still has its natural fat, about three percent

whole kit
  • Informal
8 5.2

All the things you need for an activity, like tools and supplies

whole house
7 1.6

All parts and rooms of a house taken together as one

whole works
  • Informal
6 3.9

Everything included, for example all parts or options

whole caboodle
  • Informal
5 7.7

All the things or people involved

whole wheat bread
  • US
4 1.0

A type of bread made from the whole wheat grain that is denser and healthier than white bread

whole number
  • Specialized
3 2.1

A number with no fraction and no decimal, such as 0, 1, or -3

whole wheat flour
  • US
2 2.5

Powder made from whole wheat used for baking bread

whole blood
  • Specialized
2 3.9

Blood taken from the body that still has all its cells and clotting parts

whole shooting match
  • Informal
1 7.7

All the things that are part of a situation

whole name
  • Specialized
1 9.0

The name of the whole thing that parts belong to, like 'tree' for branches

whole life insurance
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A plan that pays a fixed amount when you die and has payments that stay the same for life

whole note
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A musical note that lasts for four beats in common time

whole tone
  • Specialized
1 6.6

An interval of two semitones used in many musical scales

whole-souled
  • Literature
1 8.9

To give strong, honest support with all your heart and energy

whole gale
  • Specialized
1 9.1

A very strong wind blowing at about 100 kilometres an hour

whole step
  • Specialized
1 5.4

The distance between two notes that are two piano keys apart

whole rest
  • Specialized
1 4.0

A silent part in music that usually lasts four beats

whole-word method
  • Archaic
1 6.2

A way of teaching reading that has learners memorize whole printed words and their sounds

part to whole relation
  • Specialized
1 7.0

A relation where a smaller part belongs to a larger whole, like a wheel and a car

whole meal flour
  • UK
3.5

Powder made by grinding whole wheat grain including the bran

whole to part relation
  • Specialized
7.5

A link showing how a thing is made of smaller pieces

How Healthy

fit
153 1.0
healthy
800 1.0
whole
  • Archaic
65 1.3
okay
142 1.0
unwell
18 1.0
ill
498 1.0

Surface Forms

whole positive
wholer comparative
wholest superlative

Etymology

Whole comes from the old English hāl meaning 'healthy' or 'unhurt', the same source as the word heal. So to feel whole is to feel healthy and complete in body and mind.