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.
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That ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
--James i. 4.
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With strength entire and free will armed. --Milton.
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One entire and perfect chrysolite. --Shak.
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2. Without mixture or alloy of anything; unqualified; morally
whole; pure; faithful.
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Pure fear and entire cowardice. --Shak.
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No man had ever a heart more entire to the king.
--Clarendon.
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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.
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4. Not gelded; -- said of a horse.
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5. Internal; interior. [Obs.] --Spenser.
Syn: See Whole, and Radical.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Entire \En*tire"\, n.
1. Entirely. "Too long to print in entire." --Thackeray.
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2. (Brewing) A name originally given to a kind of beer
combining qualities of different kinds of beer. [Eng.]
"Foker's Entire." --Thackeray.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
entire
adj 1: constituting the full quantity or extent; complete; "an
entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full
attention"; "a total failure" [syn: 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, 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: intact]
n : uncastrated adult male horse [syn: stallion]
WordNet (r) 2.0
101 Moby Thesaurus words for "entire":
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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
ENTIRE. That which is not divided; that which is whole.
2. When a contract is entire, it must in general be fully performed,
before the party can claim the compensation which was to have been paid to
him; for example, when a man hires to serve another for one year, he will
not be entitled to leave him at any time before the end of the year, and
claim compensation for the time, unless it be done by the consent or default
of the party hiring. 6 Verm. R. 35; 2 Pick. R. 267; 4 Pick. R. 103 10 Pick.
R. 209; 4 McCord's R. 26, 246; 4 Greenl. R. 454; 2 Penna. R. 454; 15 John.
R. 224; 4 Pick. R. 114; 9 Pick. R. 298 19 John. R. 337; 4 McCord, 249; 6
Harr. & John. 38. See Divisible.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
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