Definitions
No more than, solely, or without anyone or anything else.
Word origin
From Middle English oonly, only, from Old English ānlīċ, ǣnlīċ (“only; singular; solitary”), from Proto-Germanic *ainalīkaz. Cognate with obsolete Dutch eenlijk, German ähnlich (“similar”), Old Norse álíkr, Swedish enlig (“unified”). By surface analysis, on(e) + -ly.
Used in a sentence
“He is the only doctor for miles.”
“The only people in the stadium were the fans: no players, coaches, or officials.”
“He was the only male in attendance at the boyband concert.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Solely”4 letters
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