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entireness en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English entire Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English entireness From entire + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) entirety
    • In the comparatively early state of human advancement in which we now live, a person cannot indeed feel that entireness of sympathy with all others, which would make any real discordance in the general direction of their conduct in life impossible[…]. 1861, John Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism:

Synonyms

whole · totality