English → Latin
“entire” in Latin
solidusdense, solid, not hollow; whole, entire, thorough, full; firmintegercomplete, whole, intact, uninjured, sound, healthyplēnusfull; filled; complete; full of; plump; bulkytōtuswhole, all, entire, total, complete, every part; all together, all at onceabsolvōto release, discharge; to loosen from, make loose, detach, untie; to pay offperficiōto finish, complete; to perfect; to carry out, execute, performūtorto use, make use of, employ; to enjoy, indulge in, take advantage of; to experience, undergo, encountergaudiumjoy, delightlībertāsliberty, freedom; civil liberty; political liberty, independencediēsA solar or sidereal day of about 24 hours, especially (historical) Roman dates reckoned from one midnight to the next.;
The English word entire itself goes back to Latin integer, through integrum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
entire
solidus (forming one unbroken mass; e.g., usura, gaudium, libertas; dies, Hor.): integer (in its original state, unmutilated; opposed to truncus, laesus; e.g., a manuscript, codex). (The words are found in this connection and order.) solidus atque integer: plenus (full, having no empty space; e.g., numerus): totus (whole; opposed to the several parts): totus integer (Gell., sine eam totam integram esse matrem filii sui; i. e., without calling in a wet-nurse). The historical books of Livy have not come down entire, *Livii historiae non integrae ad nos pervenerunt.
Perfect, absolutus: perfectus. (The words are found in this connection and order.) absolutus et perfectus; perfectus atque absolutus; perfectus expletusque; expletus et perfectus; perfectus expletusque omnibus suis numeris et partibus; absolutus omnibus numeris. An entire horse. Vid: STALLION.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for entire?
- The usual Latin words for “entire” are solidus, integer, plēnus; also tōtus, absolvō, perficiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.