Standard Lemma guide

wholemeal

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈhoʊlmiːl/
  • [ˈhɔʊɫmiəɫ]
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Containing or made from the whole grain, including the bran.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wholegrain

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Containing or made from the whole grain, including the bran.

Whole-wheat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, often, specifically

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wholegrain

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Meal (flour) milled from the whole grain (including the bran): wholemeal flour.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Meal (flour) milled from the whole grain (including the bran): wholemeal flour.

Whole-wheat flour.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, often, specifically, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective

Meaning 5

of or relating to or derived from wheat

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • wheaten bread

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wheaten, whole-wheat

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From whole + meal.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: пълнозъ́рнесто брашно́ (pǎlnozǎ́rnesto brašnó) — whole-wheat flour
  • Bulgarian: непресято брашно (nepresjato brašno) — whole-wheat flour
  • Hungarian: teljes kiőrlésű liszt — whole-wheat flour
  • Hungarian: korpás liszt — whole-wheat flour
  • Hungarian: korpásőrlésűliszt (búza) (ki) — whole-wheat flour
  • Irish: caiscín — whole-wheat flour
  • Irish: min chaiscín — whole-wheat flour
  • Polish: mąka pełnoziarnista — whole-wheat flour
  • Swedish: fullkornsvetemjöl — whole-wheat flour