totality

CEFRB2

/toʊˈtælɪti/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The whole amount or complete set of something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An aggregate quantity obtained by addition.

Examples

  • In Animism, there is credence in ubiquitous spirit entities pervading the totality of Nature.

  • The task of philosophy is to recover the totality obscured by the selection.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The phase of an eclipse when it is total.

  2. The state of being total.

More examples

In context

  • the totality of your offspring

  • There are a number of SCPs and tales that look at potential apocalypses, but rarely with such totality as SCP-2935, a parallel dimension in which death prevailed.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From total + -ity.