entire
full or thorough: He has been given entire freedom of choice in this matter.
not broken, mutilated, or decayed; intact: We were fortunate to find this relic entire.
unimpaired or undiminished: His entire energies have gone into making the enterprise a success.
being wholly of one piece; undivided; continuous: The entire mood of the symphony was joyful.
Botany. without notches or indentations, as leaves.
not gelded: an entire horse.
Obsolete. wholly of one kind; unmixed or pure.
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
an ungelded animal, especially a stallion.
Origin of entire
1Opposites for entire
Other words from entire
- en·tire·ness, noun
- sub·en·tire, adjective
Words Nearby entire
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How to use entire in a sentence
This isn’t a minor thing either—it’s possible you’ve been doing situps wrong your entire life or that you don’t know how hip and knee alignment can affect your leg thrusters.
Use TikTok to build the perfect workout | Sandra Gutierrez G. | September 17, 2020 | Popular-ScienceIt’s the entire value proposition of wearing a mask in the first place.
In 160 words, Trump reveals how little he cares about the pandemic | Philip Bump | September 17, 2020 | Washington PostAn entire documentary could, and perhaps should, be done on the Denver Nuggets, who played the part of “dead man walking” in each of their playoff series before doing the unthinkable and coming back from a 3-1 deficit twice.
When It Comes To Playoff Disappointment, The Clippers Are In A League Of Their Own | Chris Herring (chris.herring@fivethirtyeight.com) | September 16, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightWe’ll treat the entire group as a single company I’ll label “StarTech,” and see how its price, profits, dividends and buybacks have changed over the past five years, and what those changes mean for handicapping StarTech’s future.
Will tech stocks stumble or slide? What the fundamentals tell us | Shawn Tully | September 16, 2020 | FortuneWhile the entire hospitality industry is suffering, bars have been hit particularly hard.
You cannot take your eyes off her for the entire film, as she vamps about, chewing up scenery and spitting out hearts.
Oscars 2015: The Daily Beast’s Picks, From Scarlett Johansson to ‘Boyhood’ | Marlow Stern | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTShe had been, he says, the backbone of their family and losing her shifted their entire emotional landscape.
Everyone at This Dinner Party Has Lost Someone | Samantha Levine | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST“The tribe is really made of people who put travel as a priority in their entire lifestyle,” says Evita.
‘We Out Here’: Inside the New Black Travel Movement | Charlise Ferguson | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTFor nearly her entire life Beyoncé has been giving us her blood, sweat, and tears in her career.
Bow Down, Bitches: How Beyoncé Turned an Elevator Brawl Into a Perfect Year | Kevin Fallon | December 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Stormfront crowd offers its own helpful political advice, not only for Scalise but also for the entire GOP.
Besides this fundamental or primary vibration, the movement divides itself into segments, or sections, of the entire length.
Expressive Voice Culture | Jessie Eldridge SouthwickA characteristic which distinguished them and which impressed Mrs. Pontellier most forcibly was their entire absence of prudery.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinBut you are mistaken in thinking the force west consists of the entire Merrill Horse.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnThey also seized the lake gunboats, took an entire Spanish garrison prisoner, and captured a large quantity of stores.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanA resolute push for quite a short period now might reconstruct the entire basis of our collective human life.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
British Dictionary definitions for entire
/ (ɪnˈtaɪə) /
(prenominal) whole; complete: the entire project is going well
(prenominal) without reservation or exception; total: you have my entire support
not broken or damaged; intact
consisting of a single piece or section; undivided; continuous
(of leaves, petals, etc) having a smooth margin not broken up into teeth or lobes
not castrated: an entire horse
obsolete of one substance or kind; unmixed; pure
a less common word for entirety
an uncastrated horse
philately
a complete item consisting of an envelope, postcard, or wrapper with stamps affixed
on entire (of a stamp) placed on an envelope, postcard, etc, and bearing postal directions
Origin of entire
1Derived forms of entire
- entireness, noun
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