egész

== Hungarian == === Etymology === Possibly borrowed from Alanic *ægaš (“undiminished, whole”). Compare Ossetian ӕга́с (ægás, “whole”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛɡeːs] Hyphenation: egész Rhymes: -eːs === Adjective === egész (not comparable) whole, entire, complete (with all parts included, with nothing missing) (arithmetic) integer (not having a fractional component) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Adverb === egész entirely, completely (to the maximum extent or degree) Synonyms: egészen, teljesen (with an adverb) all the way, up until (all throughout until reaching a place or a point in time) Synonym: egészen (colloquial) quite, rather, fairly (not entirely, but reasonably or sufficiently) Synonyms: egészen, meglehetősen === Noun === egész (plural egészek) entirety, whole (something complete, without any parts missing) (colloquial) the whole thing (the topic of the conversation; the situation at hand) Ennyi az egész. ― That's all. (arithmetic) Names the integer part of a decimal fraction, when it is spoken out loud. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === === References === === Further reading === egész in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. egész in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026).