TOTALITY

sum, total, totality, aggregate

(noun) the whole amount

totality

(noun) the quality of being complete and indiscriminate; “the totality of war and its consequences”; “the all-embracing totality of the state”

entirety, entireness, integrality, totality

(noun) the state of being total and complete; “he read the article in its entirety”; “appalled by the totality of the destruction”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

totality (countable and uncountable, plural totalities)

The state of being total.

An aggregate quantity obtained by addition.

(astronomy) The phase of an eclipse when it is total.

Synonyms

• (state of being total): entirety, totalness; see also entirety

Anagrams

• Tolyatti

Source: Wiktionary


To*tal"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. totalite, LL. totalitas.]

1. The quality or state of being total; as, the totality of an eclipse.

2. The whole sum; the whole quantity or amount; the entirety; as, the totalityof human knowledge. Buckle. The totality of a sentence or passage. Coleridge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

26 June 2024

INCORPORATE

(verb) include or contain; have as a component; “A totally new idea is comprised in this paper”; “The record contains many old songs from the 1930’s”


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