What does entire mean?
Entire means (sometimes postpositive) Whole; complete..
Entire
/ɪnˈtaɪə/ · adjective
Meaning
(sometimes postpositive) Whole; complete..
Definitions by Sense
- (sometimes postpositive) Whole; complete.
- (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
We had the entire building to ourselves for the evening.
No man is an Iland, intire of it ſelfe; euery man is a peece of the Continent, a part of the maine; […]
Spores tetrahedral, paraphyses mastoid-claviform, scales smooth, entire.
On top of that, he was entire, which meant his bloodline could carry on.
See now, whether pure fear and entire cowardice doth not make thee / wrong this virtuous gentlewoman to close with us.
No man had ever a heart more entire to the king.
Depp is the wound, that dints the parts entire
In the entire of the Poems we never hear of a merchant ship of the Greeks.
Synonyms for entire
Antonyms for entire
Related Words
Word Forms
- intire
- entires
Usage Notes
Choose a synonym only when it preserves the intended meaning, tone, and grammar of the full sentence.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for entire?
Common synonyms include complete, entire, holo-, one.
What is the opposite of entire?
Possible antonyms include partial, incomplete.
How do you use entire in a sentence?
We had the entire building to ourselves for the evening.
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