adj · noun · 16 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ɪnˈtaɪə/
Received-Pronunciation:/ənˈtaɪə/
General-American:/ɪnˈtaɪɚ/
General-American:/ənˈtaɪɚ/
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rhymes with -aɪə(ɹ)
CMU ARPABET:IH0 N T AY1 ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Whole; complete.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, postpositional, sometimes
Examples
We had the entire building to ourselves for the evening.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: complete, total, utter
Antonyms: partial, incomplete
2
adj
Meaning 2
Having a smooth margin without any indentation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Consisting of a single piece, as a corolla.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Complex-differentiable on all of C.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: complex-analysis, mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adj
Meaning 5
Not gelded.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adj
Meaning 6
Morally whole; pure; sheer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
adj
Meaning 7
Internal; interior.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
The whole of something; the entirety.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
An uncastrated horse; a stallion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
noun
Meaning 10
A complete envelope with stamps and all official markings: (prior to the use of envelopes) a page folded and posted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, philately
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 11
Porter or stout as delivered from the brewery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
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12
adjective satellite
Meaning 12
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an entire town devastated by an earthquake
gave full attention
a total failure
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: full, total
Antonyms: none provided
13
adjective satellite
Meaning 13
constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged- Bacon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a local motion keepeth bodies integral
was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime
fought to keep the union intact
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: integral, intact
Antonyms: none provided
14
adjective satellite
Meaning 14
(used of domestic animals) sexually competent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an entire horse
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: intact
Antonyms: none provided
15
adjective satellite
Meaning 15
(of leaves or petals) having a smooth edge; not broken up into teeth or lobes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
16
noun
Meaning 16
uncastrated adult male horse
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stallion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: male horse
Narrower terms: stud, studhorse
History
Etymology
From Middle English entere, enter, borrowed from Anglo-Norman entier, from Latin integrum, accusative of integer (“whole”), from Proto-Italic *əntagros (“untouched”). Doublet of entier and integer.
Across languages
Translations
107 source translations are retained for this English entry.