entirety

[ en-tahyuhr-tee, -tahy-ri- ]

noun

, plural en·tire·ties.

1. the state of being entire; completeness:

   Homer's Iliad is rarely read in its entirety.

2. something that is entire; the whole:

   He devoted the entirety of his life to medical research.

entirety

/ ɪnˈtaɪərɪtɪ /

noun

1. the state of being entire or whole; completeness
2. a thing, sum, amount, etc, that is entire; whole; total

Word History and Origins

Origin of entirety¹

1300–50; Middle English enter ( e ) te < Middle French entierete < Latin integritāt- (stem of integritās ). See integer, -ity

Example Sentences

Dinosaurs are hardly ever found in their entirety, and this one is no exception.

From Los Angeles Times

My Chemical Romance will perform its seminal 2006 album ‘The Black Parade’ in its entirety on a 10-stop stadium tour next summer.

From Los Angeles Times

It was proscribed in its entirety in the UK in 2021.

From BBC

"Nothing in this war makes sense, the entirety of it is unimaginable!"

From Salon

For Halloween, Elsbeth spends the entirety of “Devil’s Night” trying to prove a former child star is innocent of murder, all while dressed as Audrey Hepburn’s character in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.”

From Los Angeles Times