onliness

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

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.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the state of being alone or... singleness uniqueness solitariness aloneness singularity

Opposites

plurality multiplicity company

Word family

Related forms only one lone alone

Etymology

From 'only' (Old English 'anlic', 'one-like') plus '-ness', denoting the state of being alone or unique.

anlic Old English an Old English

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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