whole vs congener

congener vs whole

whole and congener both are nouns.

whole is an adjective but congener is not an adjective.

whole is an adverb but congener is not an adverb.

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

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

whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
congener: a whole (a thing or person) of the same kind or category as another

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

whole (noun)	congener (noun)
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity	a whole (a thing or person) of the same kind or category as another
all of something including all its component elements or parts	an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
	a minor chemical constituent that gives a wine or liquor its distinctive character

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

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