one-ideaadj.

Brit.

/ˌwʌnʌɪˈdɪə/, U.S.

/ˌwənaɪˈdiə/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: one adj., idea n.

Etymology: < one adj. + idea n. Compare earlier one-ideaed adj.

That focuses entirely on a single idea; that has only one idea.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > [adjective] > on single idea

concentreda1651

concentrated1821

one-ideaed1825

one-idea1845

the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > act of convincing, conviction > [adjective] > persuaded, convinced > by dominant or single idea

possessedc1620

one-ideaed1825

one-idea1845

single track1919

monoideal1922

1845 N. Amer. Rev. July 169 It [sc. a lecture] presents such views as are needed..to redeem the great causes of human virtue, freedom, and progress from the contempt into which one-idea men of grovelling minds..are fast sinking them.

1862 M. B. Chesnut Diary 13 Mar. in C. V. Woodward Mary Chesnut's Civil War (1981) xiii. 306 He says he is a one-idea'd man. That one idea is to fit every possible man in the ranks.

1906 A. Rothschild Lincoln vi. 229 So sharply, indeed, were all his faculties focused upon the purpose of the hour, that he is to be classed among the one-idea men of history.

1934 E. Bowen Cat Jumps 252 She..was in fact a rather one-idea girl.

1950 W. Cuppy Decline & Fall of Practically Everybody iv. 126 Louis's general outlook was, to be candid, extremely limited. He was a one-idea man.

1999 I. Tyrrell Deadly Enemies i. ii. 25 He was not a ‘one-idea’ man, nor was he narrowly professional in outlook.

Derivatives

one-iˈdeaness n. rare the focusing of one's attention on a single idea.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > [noun] > devotion to single idea

monomania1834

one-ideaness1920

1920 H. Begbie Life W. Booth I. xxii. 365 It was..this intense singleness of view, this consuming one-ideaness of soul, which made William Booth so successful.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	one-idea
释义	one-ideaadj. Brit. /ˌwʌnʌɪˈdɪə/, U.S. /ˌwənaɪˈdiə/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: one adj., idea n. Etymology: < one adj. + idea n. Compare earlier one-ideaed adj. That focuses entirely on a single idea; that has only one idea. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > [adjective] > on single idea concentreda1651 concentrated1821 one-ideaed1825 one-idea1845 the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > act of convincing, conviction > [adjective] > persuaded, convinced > by dominant or single idea possessedc1620 one-ideaed1825 one-idea1845 single track1919 monoideal1922 1845 N. Amer. Rev. July 169 It [sc. a lecture] presents such views as are needed..to redeem the great causes of human virtue, freedom, and progress from the contempt into which one-idea men of grovelling minds..are fast sinking them. 1862 M. B. Chesnut Diary 13 Mar. in C. V. Woodward Mary Chesnut's Civil War (1981) xiii. 306 He says he is a one-idea'd man. That one idea is to fit every possible man in the ranks. 1906 A. Rothschild Lincoln vi. 229 So sharply, indeed, were all his faculties focused upon the purpose of the hour, that he is to be classed among the one-idea men of history. 1934 E. Bowen Cat Jumps 252 She..was in fact a rather one-idea girl. 1950 W. Cuppy Decline & Fall of Practically Everybody iv. 126 Louis's general outlook was, to be candid, extremely limited. He was a one-idea man. 1999 I. Tyrrell Deadly Enemies i. ii. 25 He was not a ‘one-idea’ man, nor was he narrowly professional in outlook. Derivatives one-iˈdeaness n. rare the focusing of one's attention on a single idea. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > [noun] > devotion to single idea monomania1834 one-ideaness1920 1920 H. Begbie Life W. Booth I. xxii. 365 It was..this intense singleness of view, this consuming one-ideaness of soul, which made William Booth so successful. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1845
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