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onliness

onliness noun: the state of being alone or unique.

Noun

onliness (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) The state of being alone or unique.

Synonyms of onliness

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All synonyms of onliness

Origin of onliness

From Middle English onlinesse, equivalent to only + -ness.

Questions about onliness

What does onliness mean?
Onliness means the state of being alone or unique.
What part of speech is onliness?
Onliness is a noun.

Words near onliness in the dictionary

  1. onlined
  2. onlineness
  3. onliner
  4. onliners
  5. onlines
  6. onliness
  7. onlining
  8. Onllwyn
  9. onload
  10. onloaded
  11. onloading

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