Entireness

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The condition of being whole or undivided represents totality
2. The state or quality of being complete, undivided, and with nothing missing
3. A condition describing the fullness or entire extent of something without any part left out

Etymology: "Entireness" is a plain formation: the adjective "entire" with the suffix "-ness," which turns an adjective into a noun naming a quality or state. "Entire" came into English from Old French "entier," itself from Latin "integer," meaning whole or untouched, and the same root gave English "integer," "integrity," and "integral." So the word's core idea is wholeness, not size. The suffix does the grammatical work. "-ness" descends from Old English "-nes," which attached to adjectives to form abstract nouns, and it remained productive from Middle English onward. Words like "kindness" and "darkness" follow the same pattern. "Entireness" therefore names the condition of being entire, the state of having nothing held back or missing.

Synonyms: completeness, wholeness, totality

Antonyms: fragmentation, partiality