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

• absoluteness
• completeness
• entireness
• fullness
• perfectness
• wholeness

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

Netflix is looking to eff up your summer with a second season of FUBAR, dropping in its entirety on Thursday, June 12, TVLine has learned. —Andy Swift, TVLine, 3 Apr. 2025

On Alex Cooper's podcast, Call Her Daddy, the actress — who played the fast-talking Stars Hollow inn owner for the entirety of the series' run and, later, the Netflix reboot — revealed that, while many of her personal items didn't make the wardrobe cut, there was one shirt in particular that did. —Michelle Lee, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025

For the entirety of his marathon talk-a-thon, Booker occupied the small square of space surrounding his desk. —Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2025

But Booker did not use the bathroom for the entirety of his speech. —Filip Timotija, The Hill, 2 Apr. 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