[ ɪn'tʌɪə , ɛn- ]
■ adjective
1》 with no part left out; whole.
↘without qualification; absolute.
2》 not broken, damaged, or decayed.
3》 (of a male horse) not castrated.
4》 Botany (of a leaf) without indentations or division into leaflets.
Origin
ME: from OFr. entier , based on L. integer 'untouched, whole', from in- 'not' + tangere 'to touch'.