the only

Meanings

• adjective

  being the sole one; single and exclusive

• adjective

  having no equal or counterpart; unique

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Variants

List of all variants of the only that leads to same result
the only game in town , the only (person or thing) for , the only for , the only person or thing for , the only thing , one of the only , fish in the sea , many more fish in the sea , many/plenty more fish in the sea , not the only fish in the sea , plenty more fish in the sea , the one and only

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Etymology

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Old English 'alene' or 'ealone', meaning 'only, alone'. The word 'the' is used before 'only' to indicate that it is referring to a specific instance of being the only.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'only' has more than 10 synonyms, including 'alone', 'unique', 'single', 'sole', 'unique', 'unparalleled', 'exclusive', 'unmatched', 'unsurpassed', and 'preeminent'.

2. The longest word in the English language that starts with the letter 'o' and contains all five vowels is 'the only'.

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Related Concepts

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1. unique: A concept closely related to 'the only', referring to something that is unlike any other and has no equal.

2. singular: A term related to 'the only', meaning 'single' or 'one of a kind'.

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Culture

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The concept of 'the only' has been used extensively in literature, particularly in the realm of poetry, to express feelings of uniqueness, solitude, and longing. For instance, in William Shakespeare's Sonnet 130, the speaker asserts that his beloved is 'the only heretoever woman' in his eyes.

How to Memorize "the only"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a single, solitary object or person, standing alone in a crowd or in an empty space.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'the only' with the idea of being unique or one-of-a-kind.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the phrase 'There is no other like this one' to remember the meaning of 'the only'.

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