Was ist der Unterschied zwischen whole und entire ?Du kannst auch einfach Beispielsätze geben.

Whole” comes from “unhurt”, and means a single object that has not been subdivided.

“Entire” comes from “complete”, and means no part has been left out.

They are different when you are talking about collections of objects; the entire lot of cars, or the entire staff, since these are collections of distinct objects. You would say a whole loaf of bread or a whole person, since these are single objects not usually considered a collection of parts.

The expression “whole life” considers one’s life to be a single unit that has not been subdivided. An “entire life” means all the parts (years? experiences?) of a life. In this case either could be used.