one and only

Speech parts

1. one and only - Noun

2. one and only - Adjective

3. one and only - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

eminent beyond or above comparison

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

one-and-only

Synonyms

one peerless unrivaled matchless nonpareil unmatched singleton darling only single individual sole ace dear unique
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Antonyms

common standard average normal typical daily
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Examples

The desire to die was my one and only concern; to it I have sacrificed everything, even death. Emil Cioran

It was the craving to be a one and only people which impelled the ancient Hebrews to invent a one and only God whose one and only people they were to be. Eric Hoffer

You are my heart, my life, my one and only thought. Arthur Conan Doyle

I have need of a friend. There is one and only one who will give the air from his failing lungs for my body's mend. And that one is my love. Maya Angelou

Thousands of people have talent. I might as well congratulate you for having eyes in your head. The one and only thing that counts is Do you staying power. Noël Coward

English, once accepted as an international language, is no more secure than French has proved to be as the one and only accepted language of diplomacy or as Latin has proved to be as the international language of science. Edward Sapir

Close letter words and terms

one and forty one and nines one and one one and out one and the other one and the same