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oneselves

oneselves pronoun: the reflexive case of the pronoun ones; a group of people in general.

Pronoun

oneselves

  1. (pronoun, rare, reflexive) The reflexive case of the pronoun ones; a group of people in general.
    • In a library, it is discouraged to talk amongst oneselves.
    • But over it, above everything, there mounted that atmosphere which is the marked characteristic of such assemblies, the vaporisation of a sentiment shared by all, that of being among oneselves, and of being thereby generally and solidly united by nothing whatever.1909, Edgar Saltus, Daughters of the Rich, New York, N.Y.: The Macaulay Company, page 118

Examples of oneselves in a sentence

  • "One could sort of run around amongst oneselves," Laura recalled, "but certainly one did not invade the love lives, the sacred marriages, of the older group."1993, Esther Newton, Cherry Grove, Fire Island: Sixty Years in America's First Gay and Lesbian Town, Boston, M.A.: Beacon Press, →ISBN...
  • On UCLA's end, the halftime assignment was a hard mix of believing in oneselves and believing in luck.1993 March 22, Mike Downey, “Not Even the Final Proof Provides Enough Solace”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times...
  • I'm not sure it [the statement] is for oneselves to describe oneselves as "senior" members of the royal family in print.2020 January 9, Marina Hyde, “Meghan and Harry's story is quite the drama, but it's no abdication crisis”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The...

Origin of oneselves

From ones' + -selves; compare oneself.

Questions about oneselves

What does oneselves mean?
Oneselves means the reflexive case of the pronoun ones; a group of people in general.
How do you use oneselves in a sentence?
"One could sort of run around amongst oneselves," Laura recalled, "but certainly one did not invade the love lives, the sacred marriages, of the older group."
What part of speech is oneselves?
Oneselves is a pronoun.

Words near oneselves in the dictionary

  1. ones' complements
  2. onescore
  3. oneseed juniper
  4. oneseed junipers
  5. oneself
  6. oneselves
  7. onesey-twosey
  8. oneship
  9. oneshot
  10. oneshots
  11. oneshotted

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