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Meaning of 'entire' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Entire [ a.]
- Complete in all parts; undivided; undiminished; whole; full and perfect; not deficient; as, the entire control of a business; entire confidence, ignorance.
- Without mixture or alloy of anything; unqualified; morally whole; pure; faithful.
- Consisting of a single piece, as a corolla.
- Having an evenly continuous edge, as a leaf which has no kind of teeth.
- Not gelded; -- said of a horse.
- Internal; interior.
2 . Entire [ n.]
- Entirely.
- A name originally given to a kind of beer combining qualities of different kinds of beer.

Meaning of 'entire' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . entire [ s]
Meaning (1):
- constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged
Example in sentence:
  • a local motion keepeth bodies integral;
  • fought to keep the union intact;
  • was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime
Meaning (2):
- constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
Example in sentence:
  • a total failure;
  • an entire town devastated by an earthquake;
  • gave full attention
Meaning (3):
- (used of domestic animals) sexually competent
Example in sentence:
  • an entire horse

Nearby Words:

ent- entablature entablement entackle entad entail entailed entailing entailment ental

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