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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ENTI'RE, a. [L. integer, said to be in neg. and tango, to touch.]
1. Whole; undivided; unbroken; complete in its parts.
2. Whole; complete; not participated with others. This man has the entire control of the business.
3. Full; complete; comprising all requisites in itself.
An action is entire, when it is complete in all its parts.
4. Sincere; hearty.
He run a course more entire with the king of Arragon.
5. Firm; solid; sure; fixed; complete; undisputed.
Entire and sure the monarch's rule must prove,
Who founds her greatness on her subjects' love.
6. Unmingled; unalloyed.
In thy presence joy entire.
7. Wholly devoted; firmly adherent; faithful.
No man had a heart more entire to the king.
8. In full strength; unbroken.
9. In botany, an entire stem is one without branches; an entire leaf is without any opening in the edge, not divided.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: constituting the full quantity or extent; complete; "an entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full attention"; "a total failure" [syn: entire, full, total]
2: constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; "a local motion keepeth bodies integral"- Bacon; "was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime"; "fought to keep the union intact" [syn: integral, entire, intact]
3: (of leaves or petals) having a smooth edge; not broken up into teeth or lobes
4: (used of domestic animals) sexually competent; "an entire horse" [syn: entire, intact] n
1: uncastrated adult male horse [syn: stallion, entire]

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English enter, entier, entire, from Anglo-French enter, entier, from Latin integer, literally, untouched, from in- + tangere to touch — more at tangent Date: 14th century 1. having no element or part left out ; whole <was alone the entire day> 2. complete in degree ; total <their entire devotion to their family> 3. a. consisting of one piece b. homogeneous, unmixed c. intact <strove to keep the collection entire> 4. not castrated 5. having the margin continuous or free from indentations <an entire leaf> Synonyms: see whole, perfect • entire adverb • entireness noun II. noun Date: 1597 1. archaic the whole ; entirety 2. stallion

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. 1 whole, complete. 2 not broken or decayed. 3 unqualified, absolute (an entire success). 4 in one piece; continuous. 5 not castrated. 6 Bot. without indentation. 7 pure, unmixed. --n. an uncastrated animal. Etymology: ME f. AF enter, OF entier f. L integer (as IN-(2), tangere touch)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Entire En*tire", a. [F. entier, L. integer untouched, undiminished, entire; pref. in-, negative + the root of tangere to touch. See Tangent, and cf. Integer.] 1. 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. --James i. 4. With strength entire and free will armed. --Milton. One entire and perfect chrysolite. --Shak. 2. Without mixture or alloy of anything; unqualified; morally whole; pure; faithful. Pure fear and entire cowardice. --Shak. No man had ever a heart more entire to the king. --Clarendon. 3. (Bot.) (a) Consisting of a single piece, as a corolla. (b) Having an evenly continuous edge, as a leaf which has no kind of teeth. 4. Not gelded; -- said of a horse. 5. Internal; interior. [Obs.] --Spenser. Syn: See Whole, and Radical.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Entire En*tire", n. 1. Entirely. ``Too long to print in entire.'' --Thackeray. 2. (Brewing) A name originally given to a kind of beer combining qualities of different kinds of beer. [Eng.] ``Foker's Entire.'' --Thackeray.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. You use entire when you want to emphasize that you are referring to the whole of something, for example, the whole of a place, time, or population. He had spent his entire life in China as a doctor... There are only 60 swimming pools in the entire country... = whole ADJ: det ADJ [emphasis]

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. a. 1. Whole, complete, perfect, undivided, unbroken, undiminished, unimpaired. 2. Full, complete, plenary, thorough, unalloyed. 3. Mere, sheer, pure, unmixed, unmingled, unmitigated, unalloyed. 4. (Bot.) With even margins, not toothed, not notched. II. n. Porter, stout.

Moby Thesaurus

absolute, admitting no exception, aggregate, all, all-embracing, all-inclusive, all-out, categorical, clear, compacted, complete, comprehensive, concatenated, conclusive, consolidated, continuous, decided, decisive, definite, definitive, determinate, developed, downright, exhaustive, explicit, express, final, fixed, flat, flat-out, full, full-fledged, full-grown, full-scale, global, gross, holistic, implicit, inappealable, inclusive, indisputable, intact, integral, integrated, inviolate, mature, matured, omnibus, one, one and indivisible, out-and-out, outright, peremptory, perfect, plenary, positive, ripe, round, solid, sound, straight, straight-out, thorough, total, unabbreviated, unalloyed, unbroken, uncircumscribed, unconditional, unconditioned, uncut, undamaged, undiminished, undivided, undoubting, unequivocal, unexceptional, unexpurgated, unhampered, unhesitating, unhurt, unified, unimpaired, uninjured, uninterrupted, universal, unlimited, unmarred, unmistakable, unmitigated, unmixed, unqualified, unquestioning, unreserved, unrestricted, unscathed, unwaivable, utter, whole, without exception, without reserve