SuaviloquyToday’s word

entirety

Entirety, n.; pl. Entireness.

Etymology: [OF. entiereté. Cf. Integrity.]

1. The state of being entire; completeness; as, entirely of interest. Blackstone.

2. That which is entire; the whole. Bacon.

Shades of meaning

Fernald lists entirety only as an antonym, under particle.

He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.

Synonyms

none given

Antonyms