one

¹one

adj \ˈwən\

Definition of ONE

1

: being a single unit or thing <one day at a time>

2

a : being one in particular <early one morning> b : being preeminently what is indicated <one fine person>

3

a : being the same in kind or quality <both of one species> b (1) : constituting a unified entity of two or more components <the combined elements form one substance> (2) : being in agreement or union <am one with you on this>

4

a : some 1 <will see you again one day> b : being a certain individual specified by name <one John Doe made a speech>

5

: only 2a <the one person she wanted to marry>

Examples of ONE

1. There is one minute left in the game.
2. I have a few one-dollar bills in my purse.
3. She is one year old.

Origin of ONE

Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin unus (Old Latin oinos), Sanskrit eka

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to ONE

Synonyms: alone, lone, only, one-off, singular, sole, solitary, special, sui generis, unique

Related Words: single, solo, unaccompanied, unattended; incomparable, inimitable, matchless, peerless, unequaled (or unequalled), unmatched, unparalleled, unrivaled (or unrivalled), unsurpassable, unsurpassed; distinct, distinctive, individual, separate; nonce

Near Antonyms: divers, manifold, multifarious, myriad; assorted, heterogenous, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, patchwork, promiscuous, varied; popular, prevailing, prevalent, rampant; perennial, recurrent, repeated

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Other Number-Related Terms

jubilee, myriad, quarantine, score, twain

Rhymes with ONE

bun, done, dun, fen, fun, gun, hon, Hun, jun, maun, none, nun, pun, run, shun, son, stun, sun, sunn, ton, tonne, tun, won