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English adjective: one

1. one used of a single unit or thing; not two or more


Samples`ane' is Scottish.


Synonyms1, ane, i


Similarcardinal


Antonymsordinal

2. one having the indivisible character of a unit


SamplesA unitary action.
Spoke with one voice.


Synonymsunitary


Similarunited


Antonymsdivided

3. one of the same kind or quality


SamplesTwo animals of one species.


Similarsame


Antonymsdifferent

4. one used informally as an intensifier


SamplesThat is one fine dog.


Similarextraordinary


Antonymsordinary

5. one indefinite in time or position


SamplesHe will come one day.
One place or another.


Similarindefinite


Antonymsdefinite

6. one being a single entity made by combining separate components


SamplesThree chemicals combining into one solution.


Similarcombined


Antonymsuncombined

7. one eminent beyond or above comparison


SamplesMatchless beauty.
The team's nonpareil center fielder.
She's one girl in a million.
The one and only Muhammad Ali.
A peerless scholar.
Infamy unmatched in the Western world.
Wrote with unmatchable clarity.
Unrivaled mastery of her art.


Synonymsmatchless, nonpareil, one and only, peerless, unmatchable, unmatched, unrivaled, unrivalled


Similarincomparable, uncomparable


Antonymscomparable


English noun: one

1. one (quantity) the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number


SamplesHe has the one but will need a two and three to go with it.
They had lunch at one.


Synonyms1, ace, I, single, unity


Broader (hypernym)digit, figure


Narrower (hyponym)monad, monas, singleton

2. one (cognition) a single person or thing


SamplesHe is the best one.
This is the one I ordered.


Broader (hypernym)unit









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