altogether

Betekenis (Engels)

Adv

1. (not-comparable) Completely, wholly, or without exception.
2. (not-comparable) On the whole; with everything considered.
3. (not-comparable) With everything included.
4. (informal, not-comparable) An intensifier: without doubt, clearly.

Noun

A state of nakedness. (Especially in the phrase in the altogether)

Sinonieme

all

entirely

completely

wholly

in all

totally

absolutely

quite

utterly

fully

on the whole

together

at all

total

whole

everything

in total

thoroughly

all in all

overall

all told

perfectly

sheer

entire

in general

in full

generally

bodily

all the way

outright

all over

very

with that

in sum

totalling

through

on that note

raw

clear

particularly

specially

birthday suit

from A to Z

only

collectively

jointly

no more than

everyone

in toto

tout ensemble

Vertalings

complètement

totalmente

completamente

tutto

completamente

volkomen

helemaal

totalmente

insgesamt

completamente

enteramente

entièrement

totaal

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɔːl.tʊˈɡɛð.ə(ɹ)/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: altogeder

Verwante met Skots: awthegither

Verwante met Middle High German: alzegater

Verwante met Nederlands: altegaar

Verwante met Old English: ealġeador

Verwante met Fries: allegearre

In summary

From Middle English altogeder, altogedere, equivalent to al- (“all”) + together. Cognate with Scots awthegither (“altogether”), Middle High German alzegater (“altogether”), Dutch altegaar. Compare also Old English ealġeador, eallġeador (“altogether”), West Frisian allegearre (“altogether”). More at together.
The noun sense (nakedness): was popularized in George du Maurier's 1894 novel Trilby.