whole vs artifact

artifact vs whole

whole and artifact both are nouns.

whole is an adjective but artifact is not an adjective.

whole is an adverb but artifact is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
whole	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
artifact	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, artifact is a hyponym of whole; that is, artifact is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than whole:

whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
artifact: a man-made object taken as a whole

Other hyponyms of whole include congener, animate thing, living thing, natural object, artefact, assembly, item, aggregate, sum, total, totality.

whole (noun)	artifact (noun)
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity	a man-made object taken as a whole
all of something including all its component elements or parts

whole (adjective)	artifact (adjective)
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
(of siblings) having the same parents
exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health
acting together as a single undiversified whole
not injured or harmed

whole (adverb)	artifact (adverb)
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely

Difference between whole and artifact

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