wholeness
/ˈhəʊlnəs/ (bre, ipa) · [hˈolnɪs] /ˈhəʊlnəs/ (ame, ipa)
wholeness — noun
1. the condition of being complete in every part, with nothing missing, broken, or
the condition of being complete in every part, with nothing missing, broken, or out of place
After years of therapy, Nkechi finally felt a deep sense of wholeness.
collocation: a sense of wholeness
The artist restored the broken statue to its original wholeness.
Padma found wholeness in the quiet rhythm of her garden.
A neighbourhood's wholeness depends on every family feeling safe and welcome.
Without his weekly choir practice, Joshua felt his life lacked wholeness.
- completeness
stresses having every required part; wholeness adds emotional or spiritual unity
- integrity
emphasises moral or structural soundness; wholeness is broader, covering feelings and physical states
- unity
focuses on parts working together as one; wholeness emphasises the resulting unbroken condition
- fragmentation
the state of being broken into disconnected pieces
- incompleteness
the state of missing essential parts
用法筆記
Uncountable noun. Often appears with verbs like feel, find, seek, and restore, and in the phrase a sense of wholeness.