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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 | ||
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