Entireties

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The condition of being fully complete or undivided, encompassing every aspect and detail without exclusion
2. The state of being whole and undivided, including every part without omission
3. A condition where all components are included as a single, unified whole

Etymology: "Entireties" is the plural of "entirety," a noun for the state of being whole. The plural is uncommon. It appears when someone wants to treat several complete things, or several wholes, as units, as in "the collections in their entireties." "Entirety" is built from "entire" plus the suffix "-ty," which turns an adjective into a noun of state, as in "safety" or "certainty." "Entire" comes through Old French "entier" from Latin "integer," meaning whole, untouched, or intact. That same Latin root gave English "integer," "integral," and "integrity," so the family of words shares the sense of something left undivided.

Synonyms: wholes, completeness, totalities, fullness, entire forms

Antonyms: parts, fragments, segments, pieces, sections