entirely
Syllables: en·tire·lyUK/ɪnˈtaɪəli//ɪnˈtaɪɹli/
entirely adverb: to the full or entire extent.
Adverb
entirely (not comparable)
- To the full or entire extent.
- It is entirely up to you where we go, as I’ll be happy with anywhere.
- The cake hadn’t entirely been eaten, so some was saved for later.
- Synonyms:
- completely
- To the exclusion of others; solely.
- I'm entirely to blame.
- This part of the park is used entirely by the workers; everyone else will have to go to the other side.
- Synonyms:
- solely
entirely meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
entirely in Hindi
- entirely, absolutely, totally
- सर्वथा
entirely in Tamil
- அடங்கலும், முழுதும், முழுமையாக
entirely in Urdu
- entirely, altogether, absolutely
- مطلقا mutlaqan
- entirely
- کل kul
entirely in Bengali
- সম্পূর্ণরূপে, সম্পূর্ণভাবে, একেবারে, বিলকুল, পুরাপুরি, সম্যক্রূপে
More languagesFewer languages
- entirely in Telugu
- మొత్తముగా mottamugā
- entirely in Malayalam
- പരിപൂർണ്ണമായി
- entirely in Kannada
- ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ, ಪೂರಾ, ಪೂರ್ತಿಯಾಗಿ
- entirely in Odia
- କେବଳ kebaḷa
- entirely in Sanskrit
- केवल kevala
- entirely in Pashto
- ساپټ sâpaṭ
Examples of entirely in a sentence
- manuscript pages entirely without ornament.
- Frommer spoke to me—mostly in English—about the challenges of creating an entirely alien language.2009 December 1, Julian Sancton, “Brushing up on Na'vi, the Language of Avatar”, in Vanity Fair, archived from the original on 10 Feb 2010:
Synonyms of entirely
Forms of entirely
| alternative form (archaic) | entierly |
|---|---|
| alternative form (nonstandard, archaic) | intirely |
Origin of entirely
From Middle English entyerly, entierly, enterely, entyreliche, equivalent to entire + -ly.
Questions about entirely
- What does entirely mean?
- Entirely means to the full or entire extent.
- What is entirely in Hindi?
- Entirely in Hindi is सर्वथा. See Entirely meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use entirely in a sentence?
- manuscript pages entirely without ornament.
- What part of speech is entirely?
- Entirely is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce entirely?
- Entirely is pronounced /ɪnˈtaɪəli/ (UK).
Words near entirely in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: entirely (page history and authors); सर्वथा (Hindi) (page history and authors); entirely (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); مطلقا (Urdu) (page history and authors); entirely (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); entirely (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); entirely (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); କେବଳ (Odia) (page history and authors); ساپټ (Pashto) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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