entirety

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ɪnˈtaɪərti/ UK /ɪnˈtaɪəti/ See IPA manual

noun

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1

noun
the whole of something; completeness

He read the report in its entirety before commenting.

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1 noun · the whole of something;... whole totality wholeness completeness sum aggregate fullness

Opposites

part portion fragment fraction

Word family

Related forms entire entireness entirely integer

Etymology

From Old French entiereté, from Latin integritas ('completeness, soundness'), from integer ('untouched, whole').

integritas Latin integer Latin

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# entirety

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ɪnˈtaɪərti
**IPA (UK):** ɪnˈtaɪəti

## Meanings
1. the whole of something; completeness

## Examples
- He read the report in its entirety before commenting.

## Synonyms
- whole
- totality
- wholeness
- completeness
- sum
- aggregate
- fullness

## Antonyms
- part
- portion
- fragment
- fraction

## Related Forms
- entire
- entireness
- entirely
- integer

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: integritas
- Root: integer

## Etymology
From Old French entiereté, from Latin integritas ('completeness, soundness'), from integer ('untouched, whole').

## AI Etymology
Entirety comes from Old French entiereté, from Latin integritas ('completeness, soundness'), from integer ('untouched, whole'). The historical trail runs through Latin integritas and Latin integer. In modern use it means the whole of something; completeness. Related forms include entire, entireness, entirely, integer.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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