whole

/hoʊl/

adjectivenounwhole

Remember the silent W: the W is there in the WHOLE word, even though you don’t hear it.

Yes, it's whole. Don’t drop the silent W—spell it W-H-O-L-E (not *hole*).

Definitions

  1. adjectivecomplete; not broken or missing any parts
  2. adjectiveentire; all of something
  3. nouna complete thing; all of something considered together

Examples

  • “The plate fell, but it stayed whole.”
  • “I ate the whole sandwich because I was very hungry.”
  • “The team worked together, and the whole was stronger than any one player.”

Synonyms

entirecompletefullunbrokentotal

Antonyms

partialbrokenincomplete

Translations

ES enteroPT inteiroFR entier

Common misspellings

holewholwhloewhollewholEwhoelwhôlewholë

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