TOUT ENSEMBLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tout ensemble mean? 

• TOUT ENSEMBLE (noun)
  The noun TOUT ENSEMBLE has 2 senses:

1. an assemblage of parts or details (as in a work of art) considered as forming a whole

2. a total impression or effect of something made up of individual parts

  Familiarity information: TOUT ENSEMBLE used as a noun is rare.

• TOUT ENSEMBLE (adverb)
  The adverb TOUT ENSEMBLE has 1 sense:

1. with everything considered (and neglecting details)

  Familiarity information: TOUT ENSEMBLE used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TOUT ENSEMBLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An assemblage of parts or details (as in a work of art) considered as forming a whole

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

ensemble; tout ensemble

Hypernyms ("tout ensemble" is a kind of...):

accumulation; aggregation; assemblage; collection (several things grouped together or considered as a whole)

Domain category:

art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A total impression or effect of something made up of individual parts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("tout ensemble" is a kind of...):

effect; impression (an outward appearance)

• TOUT ENSEMBLE (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

With everything considered (and neglecting details)

Synonyms:

all in all; altogether; on the whole; tout ensemble

Context example:

all in all, it's not so bad