Entire

Part of speech: adjective

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtaɪə/

Definitions

1. The totality of something without any exceptions or omissions encompasses every part as a complete unit and includes all sections as one entity
2. Referring to all components in a whole without any exclusions implies every part contributes to a singular collective and incorporates everything as one complete arrangement
3. Complete in every aspect and including all parts as a single whole

Etymology: "Entire" arrived in English from Anglo-Norman "entier," which in turn came from the Latin "integrum," the accusative form of "integer," meaning "whole." Latin "integer" is also the source of the English word "integer" itself, so the two words are doublets: one came into English through French, the other was taken directly from Latin in a later, more technical wave. Their shared root is the idea of untouched wholeness, the same idea that makes a whole number "integral" in mathematics. The Middle English form "entere" was the vehicle that carried the word into the language, and it kept the sense of something complete, with no part missing. Over time the spelling was reshaped to match the Latin-influenced "entire," while the sense of being undivided and unbroken stayed central, as in an entire afternoon or an entire country, where nothing has been left out.

Synonyms: whole, complete, full, total, unbroken

Antonyms: partial, incomplete, broken, fragmented, divided