ensemble

• POS: Noun, Adverb
• HYPHEN: en=sem=ble

CIDE DICTIONARY

ensemble, n. [F.].

 The whole; all the parts taken together.  [1913 Webster]

ensemble, adv. [F.].

 All at once; together.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

ensemble, n.
1 a a thing viewed as the sum of its parts. b the general effect of this.
2 a set of clothes worn together; an outfit.
3 a group of actors, dancers, musicians, etc., performing together, esp. subsidiary dancers in ballet etc.
4 Mus. a a concerted passage for an ensemble. b the manner in which this is performed (good ensemble).
5 Math. a group of systems with the same constitution but possibly in different states.

Etymology

F, ult. f. L insimul (as IN-(2), simul at the same time)

THESAURUS

ensemble

German band, Liederkranz, Liedertafel, Philharmonic, a cappella, acting company, admixture, agglomeration, aggregate, all at once, alloy, amalgam, apparel, assemblage, attire, band, big band, blend, brass, brass band, brass choir, brass quintet, brass section, brasses, callithumpian band, cast, cast of characters, chamber chorus, chamber orchestra, characters, choir, choral group, choral society, choral symphony, chorale, chorus, circus troupe, clothes, clothing, collection, collectively, combination, combo, commixture, communally, company, composite, composition, compound, concert band, concoction, confection, conglomeration, conjointly, coordinates, corporately, corps de ballet, costume, desks, dixieland band, dramatis personae, en masse, entirety, gamelan orchestra, garb, garments, glee club, group, immixture, in a body, in association, in company, in conjunction, intermixture, jazz band, jointly, jug band, magma, military band, mixed chorus, mixture, mutually, oratorio society, orchestra, outfit, paste, quartet, quintet, ragtime band, repertory company, rock-and-roll group, set, sextet, singing club, skiffle band, steel band, stock company, street band, string band, string choir, string orchestra, string quartet, strings, supporting cast, swing band, symphony, symphony orchestra, together, totality, trio, troupe, unitedly, voices, waits, whole, woodwind, woodwind choir, woodwind quartet, woodwinds

ROGET THESAURUS

ensemble

Whole

N whole, totality, integrity, totalness, entirety, ensemble, collectiveness, unity, completeness, indivisibility, indiscerptibility, integration, embodiment, integer, all, the whole, total, aggregate, one and all, gross amount, sum, sum total, tout ensemble, length and breadth of, Alpha and Omega, be all and end all, complex, complexus, lock stock and barrel, bulk, mass, lump, tissue, staple, body, compages, trunk, torso, bole, hull, hulk, skeleton greater part, major part, best part, principal part, main part, essential part, lion's share, Benjamin's mess, the long and the short, nearly, all, almost all, whole, total, integral, entire, complete, one, individual, unbroken, intact, uncut, undivided, unsevered, unclipped, uncropped, unshorn, seamless, undiminished, undemolished, undissolved, undestroyed, unbruised, indivisible, indissoluble, indissolvable, indiscerptible, wholesale, sweeping, comprehensive, wholly, altogether, totally, entirely, all, all in all, as a whole, wholesale, in a body, collectively, all put together, in the aggregate, in the lump, in the mass, in the gross, in the main, in the long run, en masse, as a body, on the whole, bodily, en bloc, in extenso, throughout, every inch, substantially, tout bien ou rien.