wholewholewholes1adjectivepronunciationThe word whole sounds just like hole, because we don't say the w in this word.complete; with no parts missing: He ate the whole cake! We are going to Australia for a whole month.wholewholewholes2noun (no plural)1a thing that is complete: Two halves make a whole.2all of something: I spent the whole of the weekend in bed.on the wholegenerally, but not always completely true: On the whole, I think it's a good idea.