entire

English Online Dictionary. What means entire‎? What does entire mean?

English

Alternative forms

• intire (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English entere, enter, borrowed from Anglo-Norman entier, from Latin integrum, accusative of integer, from in- (“not”) + tangō (“touch”). Doublet of integer.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈtaɪə/, /ənˈtaɪə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈtaɪɚ/, /ənˈtaɪɚ/
• Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ)

Adjective

entire (not comparable)

1. (sometimes postpositive) Whole; complete.
2. (botany) Having a smooth margin without any indentation.
3. (botany) Consisting of a single piece, as a corolla.
4. (complex analysis, of a complex function) Complex-differentiable on all of ℂ.
5. (of a male animal) Not gelded.
6. Morally whole; pure; sheer.
7. Internal; interior.

Derived terms

Related terms

• integrity
• integrate

Translations

Noun

entire (countable and uncountable, plural entires)

1. (now rare) The whole of something; the entirety.
2. An uncastrated horse; a stallion.
3. (philately) A complete envelope with stamps and all official markings: (prior to the use of envelopes) a page folded and posted.
4. Porter or stout as delivered from the brewery.

Translations

Anagrams

• entier, in-tree, nerite, triene