All in all
adv, noun
adv, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Everything that matters; the only thing of importance. uncountable
"[…] to realize, by constant faith, the all-sufficiency of his redeeming power and love — to make him all his salvation and all his desire, the Alpha and Omega of all his hope, his all in all."
Adverb
- 1 Generally, all things considered modal, not-comparable
"All in all, it's not a bad little restaurant."
- 2 Altogether, in all, with everything included not-comparable
"There were twenty absentees all in all."
- 3 Altogether, wholly, in every way archaic, not-comparable
"And I perceived no touch of change, No hint of death in all his frame, But found him all in all the same, […]"
Adverb
- 1 with everything considered (and neglecting details) wordnet
Example
More examples"All in all, it's not a bad little restaurant."