Definition of ONE

one

Plural: ones

Noun

  • The first cardinal number; a single unit.
  • the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
    • "he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"
    • "they had lunch at one"
  • a single person or thing
    • "he is the best one"
    • "this is the one I ordered"
  • The digit or figure 1.
  • Used to briefly refer to a noun phrase understood by context
  • A one-dollar bill.
  • Used to briefly refer to a noun phrase understood by context
  • One o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.
  • Used to briefly refer to a noun phrase understood by context
  • One run scored by hitting the ball and running between the wickets; a single.
  • Used to briefly refer to a noun phrase understood by context
  • A joke or amusing anecdote.
  • Used to briefly refer to a noun phrase understood by context
  • An alcoholic drink, especially a pint or can of beer.
  • Used to briefly refer to a noun phrase understood by context
  • An act of sexual intercourse.
  • A person or thing (having some specified characteristic or attribute).
  • A person or thing (having some specified characteristic or attribute).
  • A person with a tendency to do something.
  • A person or thing (having some specified characteristic or attribute).
  • A term of address.
  • A particularly special or compatible person or thing.
  • A gay person.
  • The identity element with respect to multiplication in a ring.
  • Deliberate misspelling of !, used to amplify an exclamation, parodying unskilled typists who forget to press the shift key while typing exclamation points, thus typing "1".

Adjective Satellite

  • used of a single unit or thing; not two or more
  • having the indivisible character of a unit
    • "spoke with one voice"
  • of the same kind or quality
    • "two animals of one species"
  • used informally as an intensifier
    • "that is one fine dog"
  • indefinite in time or position
    • "he will come one day"
    • "one place or another"
  • being a single entity made by combining separate components
    • "three chemicals combining into one solution"
  • eminent beyond or above comparison
    • "she's one girl in a million"
    • "the one and only Muhammad Ali"

Num

  • The number represented by the Arabic numeral 1; the numerical value equal to that cardinal number.
  • The first positive number in the set of natural numbers.
  • The cardinality of the smallest nonempty set.
  • The ordinality of an element which has no predecessor, usually called first or number one.

Pron

  • One thing (among a group of others); one member of a group.
  • The first mentioned of two things or people, as opposed to the other.
  • Any person (applying to people in general).
  • Any person, entity or thing.
  • Used as a relative pronoun at the end of a relative clause.

Adj

  • Of a period of time, being particular.
  • Being a single, unspecified thing; a; any.
  • Sole, only.
  • Whole, entire.
  • In agreement.
  • The same.

Det

  • A single.
  • Used for emphasis in place of a
  • Being a preeminent example.
  • Used for emphasis in place of a
  • Being an unknown person with the specified name; see also "a certain".

Verb

  • To cause to become one; to gather into a single whole; to unite.

Particle

  • Used at the end of a sentence to highlight the characteristics of someone or something.
  • Used at the end of a sentence to highlight the originator of something.
  • Used at the end of a sentence to highlight the likelihood of something occurring, as a characteristic of something else.
  • A nominalizer used to form a noun phrase without a head noun.

Examples

  • "driver", noun: one who drives.
  • A good driver is one who drives carefully.
  • A: SUM1 Hl3p ME im alwyz L0ziN!1!?1!
  • Any one of the boys.
  • B: y d0nt u just g0 away l0zer!!1!!one!!one!!eleven!!1!
  • Body and soul are not separate; they are one.
  • Can easily get lost one, know?
  • Can I borrow an eraser? — Sorry pal, I haven't got one.
  • Can one, why cannot?
  • Did you hear the one about the agnostic dyslexic insomniac?
  • Every one of the bank’s employees.
  • Got almonds one.
  • He ask one, not I ask one.
  • He is one hell of a guy.
  • He is the one man who can help you.
  • He's not one for pulling his punches.
  • He's not one to pull his punches.
  • Hey, sleepy one.
  • How come so heavy one ah?
  • I am one of the few women who've climbed Everest.
  • I had a quick one after work
  • I knew as soon I met him that John was the one for me and we were married within a month.
  • In many cultures, a baby turns one year old a year after its birth.
  • In some religions, there is more than one god.
  • Just a quick one before work
  • My aunt used to say, "One day is just like the other."
  • My friend send one.
  • My neighbor talks to one like a teacher.
  • Need to take train one.
  • Now, he's a curious one.
  • Oh, most merciful one!
  • One day the prince set forth to kill the dragon that had brought terror to his father’s kingdom for centuries.
  • One person, one vote.
  • One’s guilt may trouble one, but it is best not to let oneself be troubled by things which cannot be changed.  One shouldn’t be too quick to judge.
  • Placing the word ONE on a double letter score, he started his comeback.
  • She offered him an apple and an orange; he took (the) one and left the other.
  • That car's the one — I'll buy it.
  • That's the one to watch if you want to win.
  • The bird that make a lot of noise one is gone already.
  • The one male audience member at the concert is invited on stage.
  • The sell fruits one go home already.
  • The town records from 1843 showed the overnight incarceration of one “A. Lincoln”.
  • The two types look very different, but are one species.
  • There was one box of biscuits available.
  • There’s nothing better than drinking a cold one when the weather’s boiling outside
  • We are one on the importance of learning.
  • Well, well, well, it seems the silent one does have a voice, after all.
  • Who say one?

Origin / Etymology

PIE word
*h₁óynos
From Middle English oon, on, oan, an, from Old English ān (“one”), from Proto-West Germanic *ain, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos (“single, one”).
Cognate with Scots ae, ane, wan, yin (“one”); North Frisian ån (“one”); Saterland Frisian aan (“one”); West Frisian ien (“one”); Dutch een, één (“one”); German Low German een; German ein, eins (“one”); Danish en (“one”); Swedish en (“one”); Norwegian Nynorsk ein (“one”), Icelandic einn (“one”); Latin ūnus (“one”) (Old Latin oinos); Russian оди́н (odín), Spanish uno. Doublet of a, an, and Uno.
The use as an indefinite personal pronoun may have been influenced by unrelated French on, although the Germanic languages widely use cognates for the same sense (usually in non-subject function, but also in subject function, e.g. Luxembourgish een).
Verb form from Middle English onen.

Synonyms

1, ace, ane, I, i, matchless, nonpareil, one and only, peerless, single, unitary, unity, unmatchable, unmatched, unrivaled, unrivalled, [the] type, eleven, generic you, sort, they, type, yan, yen, you

Antonyms

;, a couple of, a few#Determiner, a handful of, countless#Determiner, many#Determiner, multiple#Determiner, no#Determiner, numerous#Determiner, several#Determiner, various#Determiner, zero#Determiner

Scrabble Score: 3

one: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
one: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
one: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 4

one: valid Words With Friends Word