цельный

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Etymology

Possibly цель (celʹ) +‎ -ный (-nyj).

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Adjective

це́льный (célʹnyj) (comparative (по)цельне́е or (по)цельне́й)

  1. whole, unbroken, of one piece
    Synonyms: целиковый (celikovyj), сплошно́й (splošnój)
    Antonyms: составно́й (sostavnój), сро́щенный (sróščennyj), скле́енный (skléjennyj)
    це́льный алма́зcélʹnyj almázwhole diamond
    це́льное волокно́célʹnoje voloknósingle continuous fibre
    це́льное колесо́célʹnoje kolesódisk/solid wheel
  2. whole, undiluted
    це́льное молоко́célʹnoje molokówhole/unskimmed milk
    це́льное вино́célʹnoje vinópure/undiluted wine
  3. integral, unified
    Synonym: це́лостный (célostnyj)
  4. whole-hearted

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