single
Meaning
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- Not accompanied by anything else; one in number.
- Not divided in parts.
- Designed for the use of only one.
- Performed by one person, or one on each side.
- Not married, and (in modern times) not dating or without a significant other.
- Having only one rank or row of petals.
- (obsolete) Simple and honest; sincere, without deceit.
- Uncompounded; pure; unmixed.
- (obsolete) Simple; foolish; weak; silly.
Synonyms
only one
unmarried person
one-man
one-person
free-soil
one-base hit
one of a pair
one layer
go-as-you-please
one only
ane
without a coadjutor
unique pearl
item-by-item
non-slave
non-repeat
single text type
azygous
by itself
discovert
just one
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsɪŋɡl̩/
Etymology
From Middle English single, sengle, from Old French sengle, saingle, sangle, from Latin singulus, a diminutive derived from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one”). Akin to Latin simplex (“simple”). See simple, and compare singular.
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