[en.tire] adj [ME, fr. MF entir, fr. L integer, lit., untouched, fr. in- + tangere to touch--more at tangent] (14c) 1: having no element or part left out: whole "was alone the ~ day"
2: complete in degree: total "their ~ devotion to their family" 3 a: consisting of one piece b: homogeneous, unmixed c: intact "strove to keep the collection ~"
4: not castrated
5: having the margin continuous or free from indentations "an ~ leaf" syn see whole, perfect -- entire adv -- en.tire.ness n
[2]entire n (1597) 1 archaic: the whole: entirety
2: stallion