| Noun | 1. | tout ensemble - an assemblage of parts or details (as in a work of art) considered as forming a wholeartistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" | |
| 2. | tout ensemble - a total impression or effect of something made up of individual partseffect, impression - an outward appearance; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting" | |
| Adv. | 1. | tout ensemble - with everything considered (and neglecting details); "altogether, I'm sorry it happened"; "all in all, it's not so bad" | |