entirety

noun

en·​tire·​ty in-ˈtī-rə-tē  -ˈtī(-ə)r-tē 

plural entireties

1

: the state of being entire or complete

2

: sum total, whole

Synonyms

• completeness
• fullness
• perfectness

Examples of entirety in a Sentence

the entirety of an estate

I wish that I could find a card for Valentine's Day that expresses the entirety of my love.

Recent Examples on the Web

While YoungBoy was slated to release the album in its entirety on Friday (July 4), the Baton Rouge rapper ended up sharing six new tracks instead as an appetizer, with MASA delayed until later this month. —Michael Saponara, Billboard, 8 July 2025

Head over to Vogue’s website to read Hathaway’s latest cover story in its entirety. —Zack Sharf, Variety, 7 July 2025

Software dependencies are essential component parts of smaller data services, software libraries devoted to establishing database connections, a software framework that controls a user interface or a smaller module that forms a wider external third-party application in its entirety. —Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025

In its entirety, Douglass’s speech is an inspiration. —Frederic J. Fransen, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing entirety

• in its/their entirety

Kids Definition

entirety

noun

en·​tire·​ty in-ˈtī-rət-ē  -ˈtī(ə)rt-ē 

: the state of being entire or complete

Legal Definition

entirety

noun

en·​tire·​ty

plural entireties

1

: the state of being entire or complete

in its entirety

2

: an undivided whole

specifically : an interest in real property that cannot be divided compare moiety