totality C2+ Topic:Law & Government US /toʊˈtæləti/ UK /təʊˈtæləti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the whole of something; the state of being complete Only in its totality does the painting reveal its hidden design. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the whole of something; the... wholeentiretyaggregatesumcompletenesswholenessfullness ↔ Opposites partfractionportionfragment Word family Related forms totaltotallytotalize Etymology AI details From Medieval Latin tōtālitās, from Latin tōtālis ('entire'), from tōtus ('whole, entire'). tōtālitās Latin tōtus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Law & Government Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown