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entire

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en·tire  (n-tr)
adj.
1. Having no part excluded or left out; whole: I read the entire book. See Synonyms at whole.
2. With no reservations or limitations; complete: gave us his entire attention.
3. All in one piece; intact.
4. Of one piece; continuous.
5. Not castrated.
6. Botany Not having an indented margin: an entire leaf.
7. Unmixed or unalloyed; pure or homogenous.
n.
1. The whole; the entirety.
2. An uncastrated horse; a stallion.

[Middle English, from Old French entier, from Latin integrum, neuter of integer; see tag- in Indo-European roots.]

en·tireness n.

entire [ɪnˈtaɪə]
adj
1. (prenominal) whole; complete the entire project is going well
2. (prenominal) without reservation or exception; total you have my entire support
3. not broken or damaged; intact
4. consisting of a single piece or section; undivided; continuous
5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of leaves, petals, etc.) having a smooth margin not broken up into teeth or lobes
6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) not castrated an entire horse
7. Obsolete of one substance or kind; unmixed; pure
n
1. a less common word for entirety
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) an uncastrated horse
3. (Non-sporting Hobbies / Philately) Philately
a.  a complete item consisting of an envelope, postcard, or wrapper with stamps affixed
b. 
on entire (of a stamp) placed on an envelope, postcard, etc., and bearing postal directions
[from Old French entier, from Latin integer whole, from in-1 + tangere to touch]
entireness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.entireentire - uncastrated adult male horse        
male horse - the male of species Equus caballus
studhorse, stud - adult male horse kept for breeding
Adj.1.entireentire - constituting the full quantity or extent; complete; "an entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full attention"; "a total failure"
whole - including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete; "gave his whole attention"; "a whole wardrobe for the tropics"; "the whole hog"; "a whole week"; "the baby cried the whole trip home"; "a whole loaf of bread"
2.entire - constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; "a local motion keepeth bodies integral"- Bacon; "was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime"; "fought to keep the union intact"
whole - including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete; "gave his whole attention"; "a whole wardrobe for the tropics"; "the whole hog"; "a whole week"; "the baby cried the whole trip home"; "a whole loaf of bread"
3.entire - (of leaves or petals) having a smooth edge; not broken up into teeth or lobes
smooth - of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth
4.entire - (used of domestic animals) sexually competent; "an entire horse"
uncastrated - not castrated

entire
adjective
1. continuous, unified, unbroken, uninterrupted, undivided He had spent his entire life in China as a doctor.
2. whole, full, complete, total, gross The entire family was killed in the crash.
3. absolute, full, total, utter, outright, thorough, unqualified, unrestricted, undiminished, unmitigated, unreserved He assured me of his entire confidence in me.
4. intact, whole, perfect, unmarked, unbroken, sound, unharmed, undamaged, without a scratch, unmarred No document is entire, and it is often unclear in what order the pieces fit together.
Translations
entire [ɪnˈtaɪəʳ] ADJ
1. (= whole) → entero
the entire worldel mundo entero, todo el mundo
she cleaned the entire houselimpió toda la casalimpió la casa entera
he didn't speak throughout the entire eveningno habló en toda la tarde
his entire earnings for a yearla totalidad de sus ingresos anuales
he has my entire confidencetiene toda mi confianza
2. (= complete) → completo
an entire dinner serviceuna vajilla completa

entire [ɪnˈtaɪər] adj (= whole) [world, country, family] → (tout) entier/ière; [situation] → tout(e) (entier/ière); [life, year, day] → tout(e)
The entire family was staring at him → Toute la famille le regardait.
the entire world → le monde entier
one's entire time
You'll spend your entire time worrying → Tu vas passer tout ton temps à te faire du souci.
the entire time (that)
I had only two conversations the entire time I was there → Je n'ai eu que deux conversations pendant que j'étais là.
the entire time adv (= constantly) → en permanence

entire
adj
(= whole, complete)ganz; cost, careergesamt
(= intact)vollständig
(= uncastrated)nicht kastriert

entire [ɪnˈtaɪəʳ] adj (whole) → intero/a, tutto/a; (complete) → completo/a, intero/a; (unreserved) → assoluto/a, pieno/a
entire [ɪnˈtaɪəʳ] adj (whole) → intero/a, tutto/a; (complete) → completo/a, intero/a; (unreserved) → assoluto/a, pieno/a

entire
adj entire [inˈtaiə]
whole I spent the entire day on the beach. algehele كامِل، كُل цял celý hele ganz ολόκληρος entero, completo kogu کامل؛ تمام kokonainen entier שָׁלֵם संपूर्ण cio, potpun teljes seluruh heill, allur intero 全体の 전체의 visas, ištisas pilnīgs; viss seluruh geheel hel cały completo tot целый celý celoten čitav hel ทั้งหมด tüm, bütün 完全的,整個的 цілий مکمل toàn bộ
adv enˈtirely
completely a house entirely hidden by trees; not entirely satisfactory; entirely different. heeltemal كُلِّيّاً изцяло úplně helt; fuldstændigt völlig ολότελα, απόλυτα completamente täiesti کاملاً؛ سراسر täysin entièrement לְגַמרֵיְ ַ सम्पूर्णतया potpuno, sasvim teljesen sepenuhnya algjörlega interamente 全く 완전히 visiškai pilnīgi; pavisam keseluruhannya geheel helt, fullstendig całkowicie completamente cu totul всецело; совсем úplne popolnoma sasvim helt och hållet โดยทั้งหมด tümüyle, bütünüyle 完全地 цілком, повністю مکمل طور پر một cách trọn vẹn
n enˈtirety [-rəti]
completeness. geheelheid كُل، مُجْموع، مُجمَل цялост úplnost helhed; fuldstændighed die Gesamtheit ολότητα totalidad tervik تمامیت؛ کل kokonaisuus totalité שְׁלֵמוּת सम्पूर्णता cjelina, sveukupnost teljesség kelengkapan heild interezza 全体 완전한 형태 visuma kopums; veselums keseluruhan geheel helhet całość totalidade tota­li­tate полнота;цельность celistvosť celota celokupnost helhet, fullständighet ความสมบูรณ์ทั้งหมด bütünlük 整體,總體 суцільність, цілість کاملیت tính trọn vẹn

entire صحيح veškerý hel ganz ολόκληρος entero koko entier čitav intero 全体の 전체의 volledig hel całkowity inteiro целый fullständig ทั้งหมด bütün toàn bộ 全部的


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