only

Senso (Inglese)

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Alone in a category.
2. (not-comparable) Singularly superior; the best.
3. (not-comparable) Without sibling; without a sibling of the same gender.
4. (not-comparable, obsolete) Mere.

Adv

1. (not-comparable) Without others or anything further; exclusively.
2. (not-comparable) No more than; just.
3. (not-comparable) As recently as.
4. (not-comparable) Emphasizing something that is just or necessary.
5. (British, not-comparable) Used to express surprise or consternation at an action.
6. (not-comparable) Introduces a disappointing or surprising outcome that renders futile something previously mentioned.
7. (not-comparable, obsolete) Above all others; particularly.

Conj

1. (informal) Introduces a clause with negative polarity, often one which upsets the listener's expectations.
2. (informal) Introduces a clause with negative polarity, often one which upsets the listener's expectations.

Noun

An only child.

Particle

Placed at the end of a sentence to emphasize that something is trivial, small, undemanding or deserving of belittlement.

Concetti

solo

soltanto

solamente

unico

unicamente

appena

però

esclusivamente

singolo

uno solo

disaccoppiato

unica

solitario

vedovo

orfano

proprio

purtroppo

disuguale

non … che

meramente

mero

niente di più

nubile

puramente

esclusivisticamente

celibe

solo che

svantaggiato

breve

solo quella

solo quello

senza compagno

senza compagnia

solo lei

isolato

non

🚫

non ... che

solo lui

semplicemente

singolare

sola

interamente

giusto

dispari

sinonimi

just

merely

alone

solely

sole

exclusively

single

simply

but

mere

solitary

one

unique

nothing but

except

lone

purely

still

entirely

no more than

barely

simple

really

exclusive

lonely

lonesome

since

surely

in all

however

individual

only one

approximately

common

scarcely

calm

only when

period

bounds

odd number

only if

plain

bill

nevertheless

exceptionally

exactly

absolutely

about

isolated

limits

Traduzioni

seulement

nur

seul

einzig

solamente

único

solo

alleen

allein

slechts

uniquement

sólo

μόνο

unique

bloß

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈəʊn.li/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: oonly

Ereditato da inglese antico: ānlīċ

Affine olandese: eenlijk

Affine tedesco: ähnlich

Affine norse antico: álíkr

Affine svedese: enlig

In summary

From Middle English oonly, only, from Old English ānlīċ, ǣnlīċ (“only; singular; solitary”), from Proto-Germanic *ainalīkaz, equivalent to one + -ly. Cognate with obsolete Dutch eenlijk, German ähnlich (“similar”), Old Norse álíkr, Swedish enlig (“unified”). Regarding the different phonological development of only and one, see the note in one.

Frasi

Drink like a fish , water only .

Bevi come un pesce, solo acqua.

These two are the only remaining works from him today .

Questi due sono le uniche opere rimaste da lui oggi.

Only when he , himself , reveals it .

Solo quando lui, lui stesso, lo rivela.

Don't forget that everything you deal with is only one thing and nothing else .

Non dimenticare che tutto ciò con cui ti occupi è solo una cosa e nient'altro.

His only wicket of the match was that of Mark Taylor .

Il suo unico wicket della partita era quello di Mark Taylor.

There are only two historical remains of Boyette .