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

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

And while the Lakers gladly accepted the hardware and the cash bonus that came with last season’s win, the team lost 10 of its next 13 games — the stretch that set the stage for the team to eventually fire Darvin Ham and the entirety of his coaching staff.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC

“Investigative and prosecutorial decision-making is the special province of the Executive Branch, and the Constitution vests the entirety of the executive power in the president,” he wrote in Trump vs.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Salon