wholly

Meanings

• adverb

  Used to mean completely or entirely.

  - "The cake was wholly consumed by the guests."
  - "He was wholly devoted to his work."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈhoʊli/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

partly

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Synonyms

entirely , solely , completely , totally

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with wholly
goally , jolly,olly,olly,olly,quolly,olly,rally,stally,tally,wolly

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. Holly (en) : A tree or shrub with prickly leaves and red berries, or the wood from it.
   

2. Holey (en) : Containing holes.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of wholly that leads to same result
wholly

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Etymology

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Old English holig, from hālig 'holy'. The sense development from 'holy' to 'complete' is not clear.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'wholly' contains all the letters in the English alphabet except for the letter 'q'.

2. The longest word in the English language that can be made using the letters in 'wholly' is 'unquestionable'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Holiness: A state of being free from sin or moral impurity; purity or innocence.

2. Wholeness: The state of being complete or unbroken; integrity.

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Culture

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In literature, 'wholly' has been used to emphasize a complete transformation or commitment. For example, in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', Lady Macbeth is described as being 'wholly' taken with the idea of regicide.

How to Memorize "wholly"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a container being filled completely with water or a pie being eaten entirely.

2. associate
   

   - Think of the word 'holy' and remember that 'wholly' means 'completely'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Wholly = Completely HOLy

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