entirety
English
Alternative forms
- intirety (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#ENTIRETYCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#ENTIRETY enterete, from Old FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Old French#ENTIRETY entiereté, from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#ENTIRETY integritās, from integer (“complete, whole”). Doublet of integrityCategory:English doublets#ENTIRETY.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ɪnˈtaɪ.ə.ɹ(ɪ).ti/, /ɛn-/Category:English 5-syllable words#ENTIRETYCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ENTIRETY
- (UK, New Zealand, General Australian) IPA(key): /ɪnˈtaɪ.ə.ɹɪti/, /-ˈtaɪ.ə.ti/, /-ˈtʌɪɹəti/, /ɛn-/Category:English 5-syllable words#ENTIRETYCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ENTIRETY
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#ENTIRETYAudio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
entirety (countable and uncountable, plural entireties)Category:English lemmas#ENTIRETYCategory:English nouns#ENTIRETYCategory:English uncountable nouns#ENTIRETYCategory:English countable nouns#ENTIRETYCategory:English countable nouns#ENTIRETYCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ENTIRETYCategory:Pages with entries#ENTIRETYCategory:Pages with 1 entry#ENTIRETY
- The whole; the complete or amount.
- Due to the early rainout, the game will be replayed in its entirety on Friday.Category:English terms with usage examples#ENTIRETY
- 2019 September 8, Andrew Benson, BBC Sport:
- This was a superb win, albeit a somewhat controversial one, a great drive in a thrilling race, in which Leclerc had to sustain the most intense pressure from one Mercedes driver or another for the entirety of the race distance.Category:English terms with quotations#ENTIRETY
Synonyms
- totality, whole; see also Thesaurus:entirety