English adjective: one | |||
1. | one used of a single unit or thing; not two or more | ||
Samples | `ane' is Scottish. | ||
Synonyms | 1, ane, i | ||
Similar | cardinal | ||
Antonyms | ordinal | ||
2. | one having the indivisible character of a unit | ||
Samples | A unitary action. Spoke with one voice. | ||
Synonyms | unitary | ||
Similar | united | ||
Antonyms | divided | ||
3. | one of the same kind or quality | ||
Samples | Two animals of one species. | ||
Similar | same | ||
Antonyms | different | ||
4. | one used informally as an intensifier | ||
Samples | That is one fine dog. | ||
Similar | extraordinary | ||
Antonyms | ordinary | ||
5. | one indefinite in time or position | ||
Samples | He will come one day. One place or another. | ||
Similar | indefinite | ||
Antonyms | definite | ||
6. | one being a single entity made by combining separate components | ||
Samples | Three chemicals combining into one solution. | ||
Similar | combined | ||
Antonyms | uncombined | ||
7. | one eminent beyond or above comparison | ||
Samples | Matchless 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. | ||
Synonyms | matchless, nonpareil, one and only, peerless, unmatchable, unmatched, unrivaled, unrivalled | ||
Similar | incomparable, uncomparable | ||
Antonyms | comparable | ||
English noun: one | |||
1. | one (quantity) the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number | ||
Samples | He has the one but will need a two and three to go with it. They had lunch at one. | ||
Synonyms | 1, ace, I, single, unity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | digit, figure | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | monad, monas, singleton | ||
2. | one (cognition) a single person or thing | ||
Samples | He is the best one. This is the one I ordered. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | unit | ||