From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Entire \En*tire"\, adjective [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}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
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}]
noun
1: uncastrated adult male horse [syn: {stallion}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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
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