oneness

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈwʌnnəs/ UK /ˈwʌnnəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the state of being unified, whole, or in complete harmony

Meditation gave her a deep sense of oneness with the natural world.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the state of being unified,... unity wholeness unison harmony integrity singleness union

Opposites

divisiondisunitymultiplicity fragmentation separateness

Word family

Related forms one only alone atone

Etymology

From Old English 'annes', from 'an' ('one') plus '-ness'; the spelling was later remodeled on 'one'. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ainaz.

an Old English *ainaz Proto-Germanic *óynos Proto-Indo-European

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# oneness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈwʌnnəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈwʌnnəs/

## Meanings
1. the state of being unified, whole, or in complete harmony

## Examples
- Meditation gave her a deep sense of oneness with the natural world.

## Synonyms
- unity
- wholeness
- unison
- harmony
- integrity
- singleness
- union

## Antonyms
- division
- disunity
- multiplicity
- fragmentation
- separateness

## Related Forms
- one
- only
- alone
- atone

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: an
- Root: *ainaz
- Root: *óynos

## Etymology
From Old English 'annes', from 'an' ('one') plus '-ness'; the spelling was later remodeled on 'one'. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ainaz.

## AI Etymology
Oneness is from Old English 'annes', from 'an' ('one') plus '-ness'; the spelling was later remodeled on 'one'. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ainaz. Important recorded forms include an (Old English), *ainaz (Proto-Germanic), and *óynos (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the ending or combining element turns the older base into the present English part of speech. The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers the state of being unified, whole, or in complete harmony. The wider family includes related words such as one, only, alone, and atone.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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