Antonyms for only


Grammar : Adj, adv
Spell : ohn-lee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊn li


Definition of only

Origin :
  • Old English ænlic, anlic "only, unique, solitary," literally "one-like," from an "one" (see one) + -lic "-like" (see -ly (1)). Use as an adverb and conjunction developed in Middle English. Distinction of only and alone (now usually in reference to emotional states) is unusual; in many languages the same word serves for both. German also has a distinction in allein/einzig. Phrase only-begotten (mid-15c.) is biblical, translating Latin unigenitus, Greek monogenes. The Old English form was ancenned.
  • adj singular
  • adv barely; exclusively

Synonyms for only

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