The difference between Entire and Overall

When used as nouns, entire means the whole of something, whereas overall means a garment worn over other clothing to protect it.

When used as adjectives, entire means whole, whereas overall means all-encompassing, all around.


Overall is also adverb with the meaning: generally.

check bellow for the other definitions of Entire and Overall

  1. Entire as an adjective (sometimes, _, postpositive):

    Whole; complete.

    Examples:

    "We had the entire building to ourselves for the evening."

  2. Entire as an adjective (botany):

    Having a smooth margin without any indentation.

  3. Entire as an adjective (botany):

    Consisting of a single piece, as a corolla.

  4. Entire as an adjective (complex analysis, of a [[complex]] [[function]]):

    Complex-differentiable on all of ℂ.

  5. Entire as an adjective (of a, [[male]] [[animal]]):

    Not gelded.

  6. Entire as an adjective:

    Without mixture or alloy of anything; unqualified; morally whole; pure; faithful.

  7. Entire as an adjective:

    Internal; interior.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Spenser"

  1. Entire as a noun (now, rare):

    The whole of something; the entirety.

  2. Entire as a noun:

    An uncastrated horse; a stallion.

  3. Entire as a noun (philately):

    A complete envelope with stamps and all official markings: (prior to the use of envelopes) a page folded and posted.

  4. Entire as a noun:

    Porter or stout as delivered from the brewery.

  1. Overall as an adjective:

    All-encompassing, all around.

  1. Overall as an adverb:

    Generally; with everything considered.

    Examples:

    "'Overall, there is not enough evidence to form a clear conclusion."

  1. Overall as a noun (British):

    A garment worn over other clothing to protect it; a coverall or boiler suit. A garment, for manual labor or for casual wear, often made of a single piece of fabric, with long legs and a bib upper, supported from the shoulders with straps, and having several large pockets and loops for carrying tools.

  2. Overall as a noun (in the plural, US):

    A garment, worn for manual labor, with an integral covering extending to the chest, supported by straps.

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