altogethernessn.
/ˌɔːltəˈɡɛðənəs/, U.S. /ˈˌɔltəˈˌɡɛðərnəs/, /ˈˌɑltəˈˌɡɛðərnəs/ The quality or condition of being or occurring altogether; unity; completeness; co-occurrence.With quot. 1674 cf. altogether n. 1.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > [noun] > wholeness or unity of being
onenesseOE
undepartingc1400
indivulsiona1638
unseparateness1668
altogether1674
altogetherness1674
unbrokenness1849
undividedness1889
1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 60 So Gods All-fillingness is in the world..in an indivisible altogetherness.
1824 J. Galt Rothelan II. iii. vii. 67 His courteous mildness, his altogetherness of fraud and smiles.
1841 C. I. Johnstone in Tait's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 623/2 I somehow am in love with the one—and love both for their altogetherness.
1954 Jrnl. Hist. Ideas 15 5 All these recollections..are perceived by the mind in such a number and in such a short time that they appear quasi-simultaneous, in a sort of altogetherness.
2007 J. Connell & E. Waddell Environment Devel. Change in Rural Asia-Pacific v. 86 Local people see the fluidity of the many ever-shifting parts of their landscapes. They also recognise its ‘altogetherness’ as they work and walk in it.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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