entirety

noun

en·​tire·​ty in-ˈtī-rə-tē  -ˈtī(-ə)r-tē 

plural entireties

1

: the state of being entire or complete

2

: sum total, whole

Synonyms of entirety

• completeness
• fullness
• perfectness

Examples of entirety in a Sentence

the entirety of an estate

I wish that I could find a card for Valentine's Day that expresses the entirety of my love.

Recent Examples on the Web

Again, the decision to keep Hardy off the field in a fourth-and-short situation, along with the entirety of the Tigers’ final drive, was puzzling. —Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 28 Dec. 2025

The key battle line however, was Greene's campaigning for the adminstration to release the entirety of ‘Epstein files'. —Callum Sutherland, Time, 28 Dec. 2025

Paramount Skydance is bidding for the entirety of WBD, while Netflix is only looking to buy WBD’s studio and streaming assets. —David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 25 Dec. 2025

Those who stayed the entirety of that time lived through more scares and close calls, but nothing quite like the big one on Christmas Eve, 1955. —Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing entirety

• in its/their entirety

Kids Definition

entirety

noun

en·​tire·​ty in-ˈtī-rət-ē  -ˈtī(ə)rt-ē 

: the state of being entire or complete

Legal Definition

entirety

noun

en·​tire·​ty

plural entireties

1

: the state of being entire or complete

in its entirety

2

: an undivided whole

specifically : an interest in real property that cannot be divided compare moiety