Definitions for: Altogether


[n] informal terms for nakedness; "in the raw"; "in the altogether"; "in his birthday suit"
[adv] to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "It was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly' as in"a whole new idea")
[adv] with everything included or counted; "altogether he earns close to a million dollars"
[adv] with everything considered (and neglecting details); "altogether, I'm sorry it happened"; "all in all, it's not so bad"



Webster (1913) Definition: Al`to*geth"er, adv. [OE. altogedere; al all +
togedere together. See Together.]
1. All together; conjointly. [Obs.]

Altogether they went at once. --Chaucer.

2. Without exception; wholly; completely.

Every man at his best state is altogether vanity.
--Ps. xxxix.
5.

Synonyms: all, all in all, all told, birthday suit, completely, entirely, in all, on the whole, raw, totally, tout ensemble, whole, wholly

Antonyms: part, partially, partly

See Also: nakedness, nudeness, nudity

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