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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
Adjective
made up of or involving all of something, including every detail, part, or aspect [Latin integer whole]
entirely adv
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
adjective 2. whole, full, complete, total
adjective 3. absolute, full, total, utter, outright, thorough, unqualified, unrestricted, undiminished, unmitigated, unreserved
adjective 4. intact, whole, perfect, unmarked, unbroken, sound, unharmed, undamaged, without a scratch, unmarred
Translations
entire [ɪnˈtaɪəʳ] adjentero, todo

entire [ɪnˈtaɪəʳ] adj(tout) entier/ère

entire [ɪnˈtaɪəʳ] adjganz

entire [ɪnˈtaɪəʳ] adjintero/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 koko, 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 完全的
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 完全
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 완전 무결 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


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