wholes
Sums, not parts
Wholes is the plural of whole—complete things or entire units.
In philosophy and systems thinking, wholes are entities greater than the sum of their parts: The wholes we study cannot be understood by analyzing their components in isolation.
The word appears in phrases like broken into wholes or sold as wholes rather than pieces.
The whole of something
- totalityComplete aggregate amount
- completeLacking nothing, fully done
- sumAddition's result
- aggregateCombined sum total
all · everything · fullness · undivided · comprehensive · exhaustive · encompassing · overall
Agreement or musical blend
- cohesionTendency to bind together
- solidarityUnity among allies
- consensusGeneral group agreement
- onenessState of being unified
togetherness · unification · integration · indivisibility · coherence · unanimity · cooperation · communion
Free from harm
- pristinePure and untouched
- unblemishedFree from any defect
- flawlessEntirely without fault
- unbrokenNot damaged or interrupted
preserved · untouched · unspoiled · unimpaired · complete · sound · perfect · integral
Overall state of health
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- interconnectednessState of mutual linkage
- holismWholes trump components
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
integrative · complementary · mind-body · ayurveda · naturopathy · wellbeing · synergy · gestalt
entirety
The whole of something
aggregate · all · everything · fullness · undivided · comprehensive · exhaustive · encompassing · overall · plenary
harmony
Agreement or musical blend
- cohesionTendency to bind together
- solidarityUnity among allies
- consensusGeneral group agreement
oneness · togetherness · unification · integration · indivisibility · coherence · unanimity · cooperation · communion · synthesis
undamaged
Free from harm
- pristinePure and untouched
- unblemishedFree from any defect
- flawlessEntirely without fault
unbroken · preserved · untouched · unspoiled · unimpaired · complete · sound · perfect · integral · undivided
wellness
Overall state of health
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- interconnectednessState of mutual linkage
- holismWholes trump components
mindfulness · integrative · complementary · mind-body · ayurveda · naturopathy · wellbeing · synergy · gestalt · comprehensive
- partspart, piece, section, segment, portion
- metaphysicsessence, being, reality, existence, substance theory
- beingbeing, existence, entity, reality, essence
- systemsecosystems, nervous system, computer system, immune system, circulatory system
- whole worldAll that exists
- the whole worldAll of Earth's inhabitants
- whole milkUnaltered dairy beverage
- the whole storyComplete version of events
- as a wholeConsidered as one unit
- whole wheatFlour using entire kernel
whole, wholesale, wholesome, wholeness, wholesaler, unwholesome, wholesalers, wholesaling, unwholesomeness