English Dictionary
Definition of “entire”
entire (ɪnˈtaɪə
)
Definitions
adjective
- (prenominal) whole; complete ⇒
the entire project is going well
- (prenominal) without reservation or exception; total ⇒
you have my entire support
- not broken or damaged; intact
- consisting of a single piece or section; undivided; continuous
- (of leaves, petals, etc) having a smooth margin not broken up into teeth or lobes
- not castrated ⇒
an entire horse
- obsolete of one substance or kind; unmixed; pure
noun
- a less common word for entirety
- an uncastrated horse
- philately
- a complete item consisting of an envelope, postcard, or wrapper with stamps affixed
- See on entire
Alternative Forms
enˈtireness noun Word Origin
C14: from Old French entier, from Latin integer whole, from in-C14: from Old French from Latin whole, from 1 + to touch + tangere to touch
Synonyms
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absolute,
full,
total,
utter,
outright,
thorough,
unqualified,
unrestricted,
undiminished,
unmitigated,
unreserved,
Translations
- British English:
entire
You use entire when you want to emphasize that you are referring to the whole of something.He spent his entire life in China working as a doctor.ɪnˈtaɪə ADJECTIVE He spent his entire life in China working as a doctor.
- Spanish:
entero
adj entera
- French:
entier
adj
- German:
ganz
adj
- Chinese: 全部的 adj
- Arabic: كَامِل adj
- Portuguese: inteiro adj inteira
- Russian: целый adj целая
- Croatian: čitav adj čitava
- Czech: veškerý pron
- Danish: hel adj
- Dutch: volledig adj
- Finnish: koko adj
- Greek: ολόκληρος adj ολόκληρη
- Italian: intero adj intera
- Japanese: 全体の no_posp
- Korean: 전체의 adj
- Norwegian: hel adj
- Polish: całkowity adj całkowita
- Brazilian Portuguese: inteiro adj inteira
- European Spanish:
entero
adj entera
- Swedish: fullständig adj fullständigt
- Thai: ทั้งหมด adj
- Turkish: bütün adj
- Vietnamese: toàn bộ adj
Usage examples
The Clayr have Seen many possible futures in which our entire Kingdom is nothing more than a desert, inhabited only by the Dead.
Garth Nix, LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)The entire security staff of the former research unit has been retained by Sabre Developments.
Country Life (2005)This can be fairly straightforward if you are married and have no children, as the surviving spouse inherits the entire estate.
Irish Times (2002)The entire link should be open in the autumn with the Queen due to carry out an official opening ceremony next April.
Glasgow Herald (2001)They covered two-thirds of his skull, both his temples and the entire bridge of his nose.
Alexander Games (compiler), THE ESSENTIAL SPIKE MILLIGAN (2002)
