all of

adverb

Merely; only; no more or less than; neither more nor better than might be expected.

“He's already all of sixty.”

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Meanings

adverball of (not comparable)
  1. not comparableMerely; only; no more or less than; neither more nor better than might be expected.

    He's already all of sixty.

    1 more example

    I don't know why he was so impressed with our previous boss; he lasted all of ten days in the position.

  2. not comparableEntirely, completely, in a specified state.

    I was all of a dither when he asked me to marry him.

    1 more example

    I was not there long, for I was all of a fright when I was there.

    1816, Thomas Bayly Howell, A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and Other Crimes and Misdemeanors

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 只, 只不過 /只不过
  • 只 (zhǐ)merely
  • 只不過 /只不过 (zhǐbuguò)merely
Finnish vain
  • vainmerely
French en tout et pour tout
  • en tout et pour toutmerely
Japanese 全ての
  • 全ての (subete no)merely
Korean 모두의, 전부의
  • 모두의 (modu-ui)merely
  • 전부의 (jeonbu-ui)merely
Russian всего́, то́лько
  • всего́ (vsevó)merely
  • то́лько (tólʹko)merely
Cite this entry
APA

all of. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20of

MLA

“all of.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20of. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “all of,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20of.

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