What does "wholeness" mean?
The quality of being whole.
Wholeness
noun
noun ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: The quality of being whole.
- Grammar: wholeness is listed as noun.
- Nearest alternatives: entirety, unity, advantageousness, agreeableness.
- Useful contrasts: most cultural remnants, abysm, abysses.
- Usage evidence: There is a revolution coming. It will not be like revolutions of the past. It will originate with the individual and with culture, and it will change the political structure only as its final act. It will not require violence to succeed, and it cannot be successfully resisted by violence. It is now spreading with amazing rapidity, and already our laws, institutions and social structure are changing in consequence. It promises a higher reason, a more human community, and a new and liberated individual. Its ultimate creation will be a new and enduring wholeness and beauty — a renewed relationship of man to himself, to other men, to society, to nature, and to the land. This is the revolution of the new generation.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The quality of being whole. uncountable, usually
- 2 a state of robust good health wordnet
- 3 The entirety, the whole thing as opposed to part. uncountable, usually
"It is not that the radical feminists are not interested in the workplace but that women from the left parties tackle the issue in a traditional way — like demanding equal payment for equal work. We thought that was absolutely insufficient. We focussed more on the wholeness of women's oppression and that if you don't first look at the role of women in the family, then you can't even understand, not to mention act upon, their underpayment at the workplace."
- 4 an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting wordnet
Synonyms
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"There is a revolution coming. It will not be like revolutions of the past. It will originate with the individual and with culture, and it will change the political structure only as its final act. It will not require violence to succeed, and it cannot be successfully resisted by violence. It is now spreading with amazing rapidity, and already our laws, institutions and social structure are changing in consequence. It promises a higher reason, a more human community, and a new and liberated individual. Its ultimate creation will be a new and enduring wholeness and beauty — a renewed relationship of man to himself, to other men, to society, to nature, and to the land. This is the revolution of the new generation."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "wholeness"?
Common synonyms include: entirety, unity, advantageousness, agreeableness, all of, allness.
How do you use "wholeness" in a sentence?
There is a revolution coming. It will not be like revolutions of the past. It will originate with the individual and with culture, and it will change the political structure only as its final act. It will not require violence to succeed, and it cannot be successfully resisted by violence. It is now spreading with amazing rapidity, and already our laws, institutions and social structure are changing in consequence. It promises a higher reason, a more human community, and a new and liberated individual. Its ultimate creation will be a new and enduring wholeness and beauty — a renewed relationship of man to himself, to other men, to society, to nature, and to the land. This is the revolution of the new generation.
Etymology
From Middle English holnesse, holnes, from Old English hālnes (“wholeness”), equivalent to whole + -ness.