Entirety vs. Entire — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Entirety and Entire
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Entirety
The state of being entire or complete; wholeness
To appreciate the poem, one must read it in its entirety.
Entire
Having no part excluded or left out; whole
I read the entire book.
Entirety
The entire amount or extent; the whole
"We rarely remember the entirety of the plot" (Anthony Burgess).
Entire
Constituting the full amount, extent, or duration
We spent the entire day at the beach.
Entirety
The whole; the complete or amount.
Due to the early rainout, the game will be replayed in its entirety on Friday.
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Entire
Not broken, decayed, or divided; intact
An old building with its roof entire.
Entirety
The state of being entire; completeness; as, entirely of interest.
Entire
With no reservations or limitations; complete
Gave us his entire attention.
Entirety
That which is entire; the whole.
Entire
Not castrated.
Entirety
The state of being total;
Appalled by the totality of the destruction
Entire
(Botany) Not having an indented margin
An entire leaf.
Entire
(Archaic) Unmixed or unalloyed; pure or homogenous.
Entire
The whole; the entirety.
Entire
An uncastrated horse; a stallion.
Entire
Whole; complete.
We had the entire building to ourselves for the evening.
Entire
(botany) Having a smooth margin without any indentation.
Entire
(botany) Consisting of a single piece, as a corolla.
Entire
Complex-differentiable on all of ℂ.
Entire
Not gelded.
Entire
Morally whole; pure; sheer.
Entire
Internal; interior.
Entire
The whole of something; the entirety.
Entire
An uncastrated horse; a stallion.
Entire
(philately) A complete envelope with stamps and all official markings: (prior to the use of envelopes) a page folded and posted.
Entire
Porter or stout as delivered from the brewery.
Entire
Complete in all parts; undivided; undiminished; whole; full and perfect; not deficient; as, the entire control of a business; entire confidence, ignorance.
That ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
With strength entire and free will armed.
One entire and perfect chrysolite.
Entire
Without mixture or alloy of anything; unqualified; morally whole; pure; faithful.
Pure fear and entire cowardice.
No man had ever a heart more entire to the king.
Entire
Consisting of a single piece, as a corolla.
Entire
Not gelded; - said of a horse.
Entire
Internal; interior.
Entire
Entirely.
Entire
A name originally given to a kind of beer combining qualities of different kinds of beer.
Entire
Uncastrated adult male horse
Entire
Constituting the full quantity or extent; complete;
An entire town devastated by an earthquake
Gave full attention
A total failure
Entire
Constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged;
A local motion keepeth bodies integral
Was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime
Fought to keep the union intact
Entire
(of leaves or petals) having a smooth edge; not broken up into teeth or lobes
Entire
(used of domestic animals) sexually competent;
An entire horse
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