whole - Meaning in Tamil

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whole - Meaning in Tamil

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Definitions and Meaning of whole in English

whole adjective

1. including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

   Examples

   • "a whole loaf of bread"
   • "a whole wardrobe for the tropics"
   • "a whole week"
   • "gave his whole attention"
   • "the baby cried the whole trip home"
   • "the whole hog"
2. (of siblings) having the same parents

   Example

   • "whole brothers and sisters"
3. acting together as a single undiversified whole

   Synonyms

   solid, unanimous

   Example

   • "a solid voting bloc"
4. exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health

   Synonyms

   hale, hale

   Examples

   • "a whole person again"
   • "hale and hearty"
   • "whole in mind and body"
5. not injured or harmed

   Synonyms

   unharmed, unhurt, unscathed

whole abverb

1. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')

   Synonyms

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

   Examples

   • "a totally new situation"
   • "a whole new idea"
   • "an altogether new approach"
   • "entirely satisfied with the meal"
   • "he fell right into the trap"
   • "he was wholly convinced"
   • "it was completely different from what we expected"
   • "it was not altogether her fault"
   • "she felt right at home"
   • "the directions were all wrong"
   • "was completely at fault"

whole noun

1. an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

   Synonyms

   unit, unit

   Examples

   • "how big is that part compared to the whole?"
   • "the team is a unit"
2. all of something including all its component elements or parts

   Examples

   • "Europe considered as a whole"
   • "the whole of American literature"

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