whole-word method whole-witted • wholehearted · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · whole-word method · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 17 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) teaching reading by training beginners to associate printed words with spoken words. Synonyms: whole-word method. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 - hyphen-minus U+002D d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 l latin small letter l U+006C m latin small letter m U+006D o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 w latin small letter w U+0077