Entire
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪnˈtaɪə/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Entire is an adjective meaning (sometimes postpositive) Whole; complete.
Meaning
(sometimes postpositive) Whole; complete.
More Meanings
- (botany) Having a smooth margin without any indentation.
- (botany) Consisting of a single piece, as a corolla.
- (complex analysis, of a complex function) Complex-differentiable on all of ℂ.
- (of a male animal) Not gelded.
- Morally whole; pure; sheer.
- Internal; interior.
- (now rare) The whole of something; the entirety.
Example Sentences
Depp is the wound, that dints the parts entire
No man had ever a heart more entire to the king.
We had the entire building to ourselves for the evening.
Spores tetrahedral, paraphyses mastoid-claviform, scales smooth, entire.
Word Forms
- entires
Synonyms for entire
Depending on context, synonyms include complete, one, overall, total, whole, utter.
Antonyms for entire
Common opposites include partial, incomplete.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include whole, full, integral, total, smooth, intact.
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