totality

C2+ Topic:Law & Government

US /toʊˈtæləti/ UK /təʊˈtæləti/ See IPA manual

noun

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1

noun
the whole of something; the state of being complete

Only in its totality does the painting reveal its hidden design.

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Synonyms

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

Opposites

part fraction portion fragment

Word family

Related forms total totallytotalize

Etymology

From Medieval Latin tōtālitās, from Latin tōtālis ('entire'), from tōtus ('whole, entire').

tōtālitās Latin tōtus Latin

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# totality

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

## Meanings
1. the whole of something; the state of being complete

## Examples
- Only in its totality does the painting reveal its hidden design.

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

## Antonyms
- part
- fraction
- portion
- fragment

## Related Forms
- total
- totally
- totalize

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: tōtālitās
- Root: tōtus

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin tōtālitās, from Latin tōtālis ('entire'), from tōtus ('whole, entire').

## AI Etymology
Totality is from Medieval Latin tōtālitās, from Latin tōtālis ('entire'), from tōtus ('whole, entire'). Important recorded forms include tōtālitās (Latin) and tōtus (Latin). The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers the whole of something; the state of being complete. The wider family includes related words such as total, totally, and totalize.

## Topics
- Law & Government
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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