The difference between Totality and Whole
When used as nouns, totality means the state of being total, whereas whole means something complete, without any parts missing.
Whole is also adverb with the meaning: in entirety.
check bellow for the other definitions of Totality and Whole
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Totality as a noun:
The state of being total.
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Totality as a noun:
An aggregate quantity obtained by addition.
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Totality as a noun (astronomy):
The phase of an eclipse when it is total.
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Whole as an adjective:
Entire.
Examples:
"I ate a whole fish."
"I brought a whole lot of balloons for the party.'' ''She ate a whole bunch of french fries."
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Whole as an adjective:
Sound, uninjured, healthy.
Examples:
"He is of whole mind, but the same cannot be said about his physical state."
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Whole as an adjective (of food):
From which none of its constituents has been removed.
Examples:
"'whole wheat; whole milk"
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Whole as an adjective (mining):
As yet unworked.
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Whole as an adverb (colloquial):
In entirety; entirely; wholly.
Examples:
"I ate a fish whole!"
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Whole as a noun:
Something complete, without any parts missing.
Examples:
"This variety of fascinating details didn't fall together into an enjoyable, coherent whole."
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Whole as a noun:
An entirety.