altogether

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɔːl.tʊˈɡɛð.ə(ɹ)/, /ɔː.tuːˈɡɛð.ə(ɹ)/, /ɔːl.təˈɡɛð.ə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/, /ˈɔl.təˌɡɛð.ɚ/, /ɑl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/, /ˈɑl.təˌɡɛð.ɚ/ Rhymes: -ɛðə(ɹ) === Adverb === altogether (not comparable) Completely, wholly, or without exception. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:completely On the whole; with everything considered. Synonyms: all in all; see also Thesaurus:mostly With everything included. Synonym: all told (informal) An intensifier: without doubt, clearly. ==== Usage notes ==== “Altogether” and “all together” do not mean the same thing. The one-word term is used to mean “wholly, completely, in total," whereas the two-word term is used to mean "as a group, in the same place,” etc. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === altogether (plural altogethers) (colloquial, dated) [(chiefly) with the or in the] A state of nakedness.