entire
- 01 B1 Intermediate
adj.including every part of something; whole.
adj.constituting the full amount, number, or extent of something without exception.
Simple“I spent the entire day cleaning the house from top to bottom.”
In context“The entire population of the village was evacuated before the floodwaters reached the main square.”
Antonyms - 02 C2 Proficiency
adj.having a smooth edge without any teeth or notches.
adj.describing a leaf margin that is smooth and continuous, lacking serrations, lobes, or indentations.
Simple“You can identify this tree by its long leaves with entire edges.”
In context“The botanist noted that the specimen's entire margins distinguished it from the closely related species which typically features serrated leaves.”
- 03 C2 Proficiency
adj.used to describe a male animal, especially a horse, that has not been operated on to prevent it from breeding.
adj.referring to a male animal, particularly a stallion, that has not been gelded or castrated.
Simple“The farmer decided to keep the young horse entire for breeding purposes.”
In context“Managing an entire stallion requires significant expertise due to the animal's unpredictable temperament compared to a gelding.”
- 04 C2 Proficiency
n.the total amount or the whole of something.
n.the totality or completeness of an entity; the entirety.
Simple“He gave the entire of his fortune to the local hospital.”
In context“The philosopher argued that one must consider the entire of human experience rather than focusing on isolated incidents.”
Usage entire life · entire political · entire area
“They are erasing our entire history, our entire culture, all our memories.”
“Figures from Visit Britain suggest renting an entire property in Edinburgh to sleep one or two people cost visitors £204.68 a day in August in 2025.”
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.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.