onliness C2+ Topic:Law & Government US /ˈoʊnlinəs/ UK /ˈəʊnlinəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the state of being alone or unique; singleness The poem dwells on the onliness of the solitary star. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the state of being alone or... singlenessuniquenesssolitarinessalonenesssingularity ↔ Opposites pluralitymultiplicitycompany Word family Related forms onlyonelonealone Etymology AI details From 'only' (Old English 'anlic', 'one-like') plus '-ness', denoting the state of being alone or unique. anlic Old English an Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Law & Government Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # onliness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈoʊnlinəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈəʊnlinəs/ ## Meanings 1. the state of being alone or unique; singleness ## Examples - The poem dwells on the onliness of the solitary star. ## Synonyms - singleness - uniqueness - solitariness - aloneness - singularity ## Antonyms - plurality - multiplicity - company ## Related Forms - only - one - lone - alone ## Roots and Affixes - Root: anlic - Root: an ## Etymology From 'only' (Old English 'anlic', 'one-like') plus '-ness', denoting the state of being alone or unique. ## AI Etymology Onliness is from 'only' (Old English 'anlic', 'one-like') plus '-ness', denoting the state of being alone or unique. Important recorded forms include anlic (Old English) and an (Old English). The current sense covers the state of being alone or unique; singleness. The wider family includes related words such as only, one, lone, and alone. ## Topics - Law & Government - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown