Totality — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being total and complete

the quality of being complete and indiscriminate

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/toʊtˈælᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/təʊtˈalɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/təʊtˈalɪti/

4 syllables Say it as /toʊtˈælᵻɾi/.

Examples

he read the article in its entirety
appalled by the totality of the destruction
the totality of war and its consequences

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

integrality sum aggregate total entireness entirety

Parts of Speech

noun	the state of being total and complete “he read the article in its entirety”
noun	the quality of being complete and indiscriminate “the totality of war and its consequences”
noun	the whole amount

Word Forms

entire	adjective	constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; - Bacon
integral	adjective	constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; - Bacon
total	adjective	constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
sum	verb	determine the sum of
summate	verb	determine the sum of
total	verb	add up in number or quantity
aggregate	adjective	formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole
aggregate	verb	amount in the aggregate to

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gesamtheit

der Zustand der Totalität und Vollständigkeit

🇫🇷French

totalité

l'état d'être total et complet

🇪🇸Spanish

totalidad

el estado de ser total y completo

🇮🇹Italian

totalità

lo stato di essere totale e completo

🇳🇱Dutch

totaliteit

de staat van totaal en compleet zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

totalidade

o estado de ser total e completo

🇷🇺Russian

совокупность

состояние целостности и завершенности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समग्रता

संपूर्ण और संपूर्ण होने की अवस्था या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

সম্পূর্ণতা

সম্পূর্ণ এবং সম্পূর্ণ হওয়ার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

முழுமை

முழுமையான மற்றும் முழுமையான நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

సంపూర్ణత

సంపూర్ణ మరియు సంపూర్ణ స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

संपूर्णता

संपूर्ण आणि पूर्ण असण्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંપૂર્ણતા

સંપૂર્ણ અને સંપૂર્ણ હોવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣತೆ

ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സമഗ്രത

സമ്പൂർണ്ണവും പൂർണ്ണവുമായ അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਪੂਰਨਤਾ

ਕੁੱਲ ਅਤੇ ਸੰਪੂਰਨ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

مجموعی

مکمل اور مکمل ہونے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

整体性

完整的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

全体性

完全で完全な状態

🇰🇷Korean

전체

총체적이고 완전한 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

toàn bộ

trạng thái toàn bộ và đầy đủ

🇹🇭Thai

จำนวนทั้งสิ้น

สถานะของความสมบูรณ์และสมบูรณ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

keseluruhan

keadaan yang utuh dan lengkap

🇵🇭Filipino

kabuuan

ang estado ng pagiging ganap at kumpleto

🇲🇾Malay

keseluruhan

keadaan menjadi total dan lengkap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مجمل

حالة كونها كاملة وكاملة

🇮🇷Persian

کلیت

حالت کامل و کامل بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

bütünlük

tam ve eksiksiz olma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִכלוֹל

המצב של להיות טוטאלי ושלם

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