entire
adj. · n.-
1 whole or complete (adj.) B1 Intermediateincluding every part of something; whole.
constituting the full amount, number, or extent of something without exception.
ExampleI spent the entire day cleaning the house from top to bottom.
ExampleThe entire population of the village was evacuated before the floodwaters reached the main square.
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2 smooth leaf edge (adj.) C2 Proficiency Technical Sciencehaving a smooth edge without any teeth or notches.
describing a leaf margin that is smooth and continuous, lacking serrations, lobes, or indentations.
ExampleYou can identify this tree by its long leaves with entire edges.
ExampleThe botanist noted that the specimen's entire margins distinguished it from the closely related species which typically features serrated leaves.
- serrated
- lobed
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3 not castrated (adj.) C2 Proficiency Technicalused to describe a male animal, especially a horse, that has not been operated on to prevent it from breeding.
referring to a male animal, particularly a stallion, that has not been gelded or castrated.
ExampleThe farmer decided to keep the young horse entire for breeding purposes.
ExampleManaging an entire stallion requires significant expertise due to the animal's unpredictable temperament compared to a gelding.
- uncastrated
- intact
- gelded
- castrated
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4 the whole thing (n.) C2 Proficiency Archaicthe total amount or the whole of something.
the totality or completeness of an entity; the entirety.
ExampleHe gave the entire of his fortune to the local hospital.
ExampleThe philosopher argued that one must consider the entire of human experience rather than focusing on isolated incidents.
From Middle English entere, enter, borrowed from Anglo-Norman entier, from Latin integrum, accusative of integer (“whole”), from Proto-Italic *əntagros (“untouched”). Doublet of entier and integer.