all /ɔl/
1. (quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class; "we sat up all night"; "ate all the food"; "all men are mortal"; "all parties are welcome"
synset: all
2. completely given to or absorbed by; "became all attention"
synset: all
1. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "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"; "a whole new idea"; "she felt right at home"; "he fell right into the trap"
synset: wholly, entirely, completely, totally, all, altogether, whole, right
antonym: partially, partly, part, in_part
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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