2. That which is entire; the whole. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
entirety — en·tire·ty n pl ties 1: the state of being entire or complete in its entirety 2: an undivided whole; specif: an interest in real property that cannot be divided compare moiety by the entirety also … Law dictionary
entirety — ► NOUN (the entirety) ▪ the whole. ● in its entirety Cf. ↑in its entirety … English terms dictionary
entirety — UK US /ɪnˈtaɪərəti/ noun [S] ● in its entirety Cf. in its entirety … Financial and business terms
entirety — also entierty, mid 14c., enterete, from Anglo Fr. entiertie, O.Fr. entiereté totality, entirety; integrity, purity, from L. integritatem (nom. integritas) completeness, soundness, integrity, from integer (see INTEGER (Cf. integer)) … Etymology dictionary
entirety — [en tīr′tē, intīr′tē] n. pl. entireties [ME enterete < OFr entiereté] 1. the state or fact of being entire; wholeness; completeness 2. an entire thing; whole; total 3. Law undivided or sole possession in its entirety as a whole; completely … English World dictionary
entirety — [n] wholeness, whole absoluteness, aggregate, all, allness, collectiveness, collectivity, completeness, complex, comprehensiveness, ensemble, entireness, everything, fullness, gross, intactness, integrality, integrity, omneity, omnitude, oneness … New thesaurus
entirety — The whole, in contradistinction to a moiety or part only. When land is conveyed to husband and wife, they do not take by moieties, but both are seised of the entirety. Parceners, on the other hand, have not an entirety of interest, but each is… … Black's law dictionary
entirety — The whole, in contradistinction to a moiety or part only. When land is conveyed to husband and wife, they do not take by moieties, but both are seised of the entirety. Parceners, on the other hand, have not an entirety of interest, but each is… … Black's law dictionary
entirety — en|tir|e|ty [ınˈtaıərıti US ˈtaır ] n formal 1.) in its/their entirety including every part ▪ The film has been shown in its entirety for the first time. 2.) the entirety of sth formal the whole of something ▪ We stayed in the hotel throughout… … Dictionary of contemporary English
entirety — en|tire|ty [ ın taırəti ] noun uncount the whole of something: They were forced to stay in the hotel for the entirety of their stay. a. in its/their entirety with all or everything included: The movie should be shown in its entirety or not at all … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
