noun
the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
Synonyms
Examples
- he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it
- they had lunch at one
noun
a single person or thing
Examples
- he is the best one
- this is the one I ordered
adjective
used of a single unit or thing
Synonyms
Examples
- not two or more
- `ane' is Scottish
adjective
having the indivisible character of a unit
Synonyms
Examples
- a unitary action
- spoke with one voice
adjective
of the same kind or quality
Synonyms
one(a)
Examples
- two animals of one species
adjective
(informal) very
Synonyms
one(a)
right(a)
Examples
- used informally as an intensifier
- that is one fine dog
- a right fine day
adjective
indefinite in time or position
Synonyms
one(a)
Examples
- he will come one day
- one place or another
adjective
being a single entity made by combining separate components
Examples
- three chemicals combining into one solution
adjective
eminent beyond or above comparison
Synonyms
Examples
- matchless beauty
- the team's nonpareil center fielder
- she's one girl in a million
- the one and only Muhammad Ali
- a peerless scholar
- infamy unmatched in the Western world
- wrote with unmatchable clarity
- unrivaled mastery of her art