singly C2+ Topic:Time US /ˈsɪŋɡli/ UK /ˈsɪŋɡli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv one at a time; individually or separately The guests entered singly through the narrow gate. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · one at a time; individually... individuallyseparatelyaloneindependentlyapartseverally ↔ Opposites togethercollectivelyjointly Word family Related forms singlesinglenesssingular Etymology AI details From single (from Old French sengle, from Latin singulus 'one each') plus the adverbial suffix -ly. singulus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Time Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # singly **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈsɪŋɡli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsɪŋɡli/ ## Meanings 1. one at a time; individually or separately ## Examples - The guests entered singly through the narrow gate. ## Synonyms - individually - separately - alone - independently - apart - severally ## Antonyms - together - collectively - jointly ## Related Forms - single - singleness - singular ## Roots and Affixes - Root: singulus ## Etymology From single (from Old French sengle, from Latin singulus 'one each') plus the adverbial suffix -ly. ## AI Etymology Singly is from single (from Old French sengle, from Latin singulus 'one each') plus the adverbial suffix -ly. In present-day use, it means one at a time; individually or separately. Related vocabulary includes single, singleness, and singular. ## Topics - Time - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown