onlyhood
onlyhood noun: the condition of being unique, single, or alone.
Noun
onlyhood (uncountable)
- the condition of being unique, single, or alone
- For artists their work objectifies their yearning for love, "thatched" as we all are "in a thicket of loneliness, huddled in onlyhood."1963, The Critic - Volume 21, Issue 4
- Despite the stereotype of an only child who is selfish, spoiled, and lonely, the positive effects of onlyhood may be stronger than the negative.1985, American Demographics - Volume 7
- Synonyms:
- aloneness, onliness, uniquity, isolation, loneliness, loneness, onehead, oneship, seclusion, solitariness
Examples of onlyhood in a sentence
- The social stigma once attached to onlyhood is gone."1989, Cosmopolitan - Volume 207:
- “The anthology encapsulates the complexities of onlyhood... in a way that makes this a great read, even for people who didn't grow up with a plethora of imaginary friends to keep them company...[…]2008, Deborah Siegel, Daphne Uviller, Only Child:
Synonyms of onlyhood
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Forms of onlyhood
| alternative form | onlihood |
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Origin of onlyhood
From Middle English *onlihod, (attested only as onlyhede, onlihed, onlihede), equivalent to only + -hood.
Questions about onlyhood
- What does onlyhood mean?
- Onlyhood means the condition of being unique, single, or alone.
- How do you use onlyhood in a sentence?
- The social stigma once attached to onlyhood is gone."
- What part of speech is onlyhood?
- Onlyhood is a noun.
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