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onesome

Syllables: one·some/ˈwʌnsəm/

onesome noun: a solitary person or thing; a "group" of one.

Noun

onesome (plural onesomes)

  1. (rare) A solitary person or thing; a "group" of one.
    • When Joe and Suzie left, the threesome became a onesome.
    • The remote innocence of the time may be read not only in the sub—dollar greens fee but in the surreal presence of three solo golfers— “onesomes”—spaced out on a public course.2011, John Updike, Golf Dreams: Writings on Golf, page 50

Forms of onesome

pluralonesomes

Origin of onesome

From one + -some.

Questions about onesome

What does onesome mean?
Onesome means a solitary person or thing; a "group" of one.
What part of speech is onesome?
Onesome is a noun.
How do you pronounce onesome?
Onesome is pronounced /ˈwʌnsəm/.
What is the plural of onesome?
The plural of onesome is onesomes.

Words near onesome in the dictionary

  1. onesidedness
  2. onesie
  3. onesie-twosie
  4. onesied
  5. onesies
  6. onesome
  7. onesomes
  8. onespot fringehead
  9. onespot fringeheads
  10. onest
  11. oneteen

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