ONLY meaning: Exclusively, solely; no one else

We found 36 dictionaries that define the word only:

General (30 matching dictionaries)

only: Merriam-Webster.com
only: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
only: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
only, the only: Collins English Dictionary
only: Vocabulary.com
ONly, Only, Only, only, only, only: Wordnik
only: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
only: Wiktionary
only: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
only: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
only: Infoplease Dictionary
Only, only: Dictionary.com
only: Online Etymology Dictionary
only: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
Only (Anthrax song), Only (Nicki Minaj song), Only (Nine Inch Nails), Only (Nine Inch Nails song), Only (album), Only (film), Only, The Only: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Only: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
only: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
only: Rhymezone
only: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
only: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Only: E Cobham Brewer, The Reader's Handbook
Only: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms
Only: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
only: Free Dictionary
only: Mnemonic Dictionary
only: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus
only: Dictionary/thesaurus
only: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations

Business (1 matching dictionary)

Only (song), only: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)

only: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)

Navajo Code Talkers' Dictionary (No longer online)
ONLY: Acronym Finder

Slang (1 matching dictionary)

The Only, only: Urban Dictionary

Tech (1 matching dictionary)

Rane Professional Audio Reference (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (

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▸ adjective:  Alone in a category.
▸ adjective:  Singularly superior; the best.
▸ adjective:  Without sibling; without a sibling of the same gender.
▸ adjective:  (obsolete) Mere.
▸ adverb:  Without others or anything further; exclusively.
▸ adverb:  No more than; just.
▸ adverb:  As recently as.
▸ adverb:  Emphasizing something that is just or necessary.
▸ adverb:  (British) Used to express surprise or consternation at an action.
▸ adverb:  Introduces a disappointing or surprising outcome that renders futile something previously mentioned.
▸ adverb:  (obsolete) Above all others; particularly.
▸ noun:  An only child.

Similar:

single, solitary, lone, solely, alone, sole, merely, simply, exclusively, just, more...

Opposite:

multiple, various, numerous, several, many

Phrases:

not only, The Only, only one, only for, only when, more...

Adjectives:

renewals, read, inland, available, wholesale, jesus, interest, progestin, posttest, possible, ask

Colors:

white, black, red, blue, green, yellow, pink, purple, orange, brown

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