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totality Definition

to·tal·ity (tō tal′ə tē)

noun pl. -·ties

  1. the fact or condition of being total; entirety
  2. the time of complete shadow or coverage during an eclipse
  3. the total amount or sum

totality Idioms

in totality

as a whole; altogether

totality Synonyms

totality

n.

entirety, everything, oneness, collectivity; see whole.

totality Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • universe: For She is the Cosmic Power, the totality of the universe, a glorious harmony of the pairs of opposite.
  • evidence: The totality of this evidence, however, did not persuade the Hearing Officer that there had been genuine use of the mark.
  • relationship: The phrase ' totality of relationships ' was first used at this meeting.
  • fact: The proper way is to look at the totality of facts.
  • relation: Workers ' class position enables them to grasp the totality of social relations in a way that is denied an exploiting class.
  • life: So enjoy totality of life, all joys of life.

Converse of object

  • embrace: In my opinion the need to embrace the totality of all of the strands depicted here is at the heart of sustainable school improvement.
  • represent: However, they did not represent the totality of the people inside Afghanistan.
  • reflect: But racism does not reflect the totality of what Lamming is writing about.
  • consider: Methodology The evaluation methodology was designed to consider the totality of the online communication for the duration of the forums operation.
  • understand: It was important for people to understand the totality of what the Prime Minster had said today.
  • address: Our experts are able to address the totality of an organization's business operations.

Adjective modifier

  • concrete: They take the facts in abstract isolation, explaining them only in terms of abstract laws unrelated to the concrete totality.
  • social: Art, by this definition would be a microcosm of the complex social totality.
  • infinite: Thus the infinite totality is not completely absent from a given stratum.
  • cultural: The cultural totality within which a people lived was their creator.
  • complex: Art, by this definition would be a microcosm of the complex social totality.
  • harmonious: Realism attempts to capture and recreate a harmonious totality of human life.

Modifies a noun

  • transfer: Another now classic fallacy has been called the " illigitimate totality transfer.
  • end: From the UK the Moon will set shortly after totality ends.
totality Quotes

   When I make a portrait,I cannot limit it tothe lines of the head, for that head belongs toa body, it exists ina setting which influences it, it is part of a totality that I cannot suppress. The impression you produce upon me is not thesame if I catchsight of youalone ina gardenor if Isee you in the midst of a group of other people, in a living room or on the street.

—Rosso, Medardo