noun, plural to·tal·i·ties.
- something that is total or constitutes a total; the total amount; a whole.
- the state of being total; entirety.
- Astronomy. total obscuration in an eclipse.
noun plural -ties
- the whole amount
- the state of being total
- the state or period of an eclipse when light from the eclipsed body is totally obscured
1590s, from total (adj.) + -ity. In the eclipse sense, from 1842.