Unholed

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Having no openings or perforations, often referring to something solid and unpierced
2. Lacking holes, which may describe an object perceived as complete or intact
3. Characterized by the absence of voids or gaps, indicating a seamless state or condition

Etymology: "Unholed" is a plain formation: the prefix "un-", meaning "not", attached to "holed," the past participle of "hole," used as an adjective. The result describes something that has no holes in it, such as a surface, a container or a piece of cloth left intact. "Holed" itself comes from the noun "hole," so the word is built from one of the most basic English nouns, with nothing borrowed along the way. The construction follows a common English pattern. Many "un-" adjectives are made from participles (unbroken, unopened, unlocked), and "unholed" fits that same pattern, which is why it can be understood at once even without a dictionary entry. Its meaning comes straight from its parts, so it has no wider sense that has drifted away from the literal one.

Synonyms: intact, whole, unpierced, unpunctured, undamaged

Antonyms: holed, pierced, punctured, damaged, perforated