totality
/tou'tæliti/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The whole amount or sum; the entirety of something: "Totality" refers to the complete quantity or aggregate of all parts considered together.
- The quality or state of being total, complete, or absolute: It describes the condition of lacking nothing and being whole, without exception or omission.
- (Astronomy) The period of complete obscuration during an eclipse: In astronomy, "totality" specifically denotes the phase of a total solar or lunar eclipse when the sun is completely hidden by the moon, or the moon is entirely within Earth's umbra.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- We must consider the problem in its totality. (We must consider the entire problem, all its aspects together.)
- The report captures the totality of the event. (The report captures the complete event, leaving nothing out.)
- The eclipse watchers eagerly awaited the two minutes of totality. (The observers waited for the brief phase when the eclipse was total.)
Advanced Usage
- "in its totality": as a complete and undivided whole.
- The plan must be understood in its totality to be effective. (The plan must be understood completely, not just in parts.)
- Concept of "the totality of": used to emphasize the all-encompassing nature of something.
- He was overwhelmed by the totality of the evidence against him. (He was overwhelmed by the complete and collective weight of all the evidence.)
Variants and Related Words
- Total (adj/n/v): constituting the whole; entire. As a noun, it means a whole amount. As a verb, it means to amount to.
- The total cost was high.
- Totally (adv): completely; absolutely.
- I totally agree with you.
Synonyms
- Entirety: The whole of something.
- Whole: A thing that is complete in itself.
- Sum total: The final or overall amount.
- Aggregate: A whole formed by combining several elements.
Antonyms
- Part: A portion or division of a whole.
- Fraction: A small or tiny part, amount, or proportion of something.
Related Phrases and Concepts
- The totality of circumstances: (Legal/Formal) The entire set of facts and conditions surrounding an event or situation, considered together.
- The judge instructed the jury to consider the totality of the circumstances.
- Philosophical Totality: In philosophy, the concept of an all-encompassing, unified whole, as opposed to a collection of separate parts.
Noun
- the whole amount
- the quality of being complete and indiscriminate
- the totality of war and its consequences
- the all-embracing totality of the state
- the state of being total and complete
- he read the article in its entirety
- appalled by the totality of the destruction