Entireness

Entireness
Entireness En*tire"ness, n. 1. The state or condition of being entire; completeness; fullness; totality; as, the entireness of an arch or a bridge. [1913 Webster]

This same entireness or completeness. --Trench. [1913 Webster]

2. Integrity; wholeness of heart; honesty. [R.] [1913 Webster]

Entireness in preaching the gospel. --Udall. [1913 Webster]

3. Oneness; unity; -- applied to a condition of intimacy or close association. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

True Christian love may be separated from acquaintance, and acquaintance from entireness. --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • entireness — index entirety, finality, totality Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Entireness — Entirety En*tire ty, n.; pl. {Entireness}. [OF. entieret[ e]. Cf. {Integrity}.] 1. The state of being entire; completeness; as, entirely of interest. Blackstone. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is entire; the whole. Bacon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • entireness — noun see entire I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • entireness — See entire. * * * …   Universalium

  • entireness — noun entirety …   Wiktionary

  • entireness — n. wholeness, completeness …   English contemporary dictionary

  • entireness — n. 1. Wholeness, completeness, totality, integrity, entirety. 2. Fulness, completeness, thoroughness …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • entireness — en·tire·ness …   English syllables

  • entireness — noun the state of being total and complete he read the article in its entirety appalled by the totality of the destruction • Syn: ↑entirety, ↑integrality, ↑totality • Derivationally related forms: ↑integral ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • entire — entireness, n. /en tuyeur /, adj. 1. having all the parts or elements; whole; complete: He wrote the entire novel in only six weeks. 2. full or thorough: He has been given entire freedom of choice in this matter. 3. not broken, mutilated, or… …   Universalium

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