whole

adj. complete, not in pieces; full; entire, including every part; healthy, well

n. totality; completeness; entirety

"Whole" redirects here. For other uses, see Whole (disambiguation) For other uses of Holism, see Holism (disambiguation)Holism (from holos, a Greek word meaning all, entire, total) is the idea that all the properties of a given system (biological, chemical, social, economic, mental, linguistic, etc.) cannot be determined or explained by the sum of its component parts alone. Instead, the system as a whole determines in an important way how the parts behave.
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Noun
1. all of something including all its component elements or parts; "Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature"
(hypernym) concept, conception, construct
(hyponym) unit
(part-meronym) part, section, division
2. 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"
(synonym) whole thing, unit
(hypernym) object, physical object
(hyponym) artifact, artefact
(part-meronym) part, portion
Adjective
1. 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"
(antonym) fractional
(similar) entire, full, total
(see-also) complete
(attribute) integrity, unity, wholeness
2. (of siblings) having the same parents; "whole brothers and sisters"
(antonym) half
3. exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again"
(synonym) hale
(similar) healthy
Adverb
1. 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"
(synonym) wholly, entirely, completely, totally, all, altogether
(classification) colloquialism

(n.)
The entire thing; the entire assemblage of parts; totality; all of a thing, without defect or exception; a thing complete in itself.
  

(n.)
A regular combination of parts; a system.
  

(a.)
Possessing, or being in a state of, heath and soundness; healthy; sound; well.
  

(a.)
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.
  

(a.)
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, sound
  

a whole; a congregation