onlinessn.

Brit.

/ˈəʊnlɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈoʊnlinᵻs/

Forms: late Middle English anelynes, late Middle English onelynes, late Middle English onlynes, 1600s oneliness, 1600s onelinesse, 1600s onelynesse, 1800s– onliness, 1900s– onlyness.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: only adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < only adj. + -ness suffix. Compare onlihead n.

1. The fact or condition of being alone; solitariness, solitude.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > condition of being alone > [noun]

onenessOE

onehead1340

onliheada1382

singularity1398

onlinessa1425

soleness1587

loneness1591

singleness1816

a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Esther xvi. 14 He thouȝte..that whanne thei weren slayn, he schulde sette tresoun to oure onlinesse [v.r. aloonenesse].

c1440 (a1349) R. Rolle Eng. Prose Treat. (1921) 5 Noghte emange many bot in anelynes [a1400 Harl. alones].

?a1475 (a1396) W. Hilton Scale of Perfection (Harl. 6579) ii. xl. f. 125^v It..sekiþ onlynes of body, for þat mikel helpiþ to onlynes of soule.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Vnisson, an vnison..an onelynesse, or lonelynesse.

1912 E. Underhill Mysticism (new ed.) i. iv. 101 For silence is not God, nor speaking is not God; fasting is not God nor eating is not God; onliness is not God nor company is not God.

a1924 M. Ghose Immortal Eve in Coll. Poems (1970) ii. iii. l. 11 To be the bliss of loneliness Your solitary eyes Came with the pang of onliness To deepen solemn skies.

1980 L. Nathan To Transcend Cat in Carrying On iii. l. 8 I'm distracted From onlyness as from A last delusion.

2. The fact or quality of being the only one of a kind; singularity, uniqueness; spec. the fact of being an only child.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > only one > [noun] > condition of being

onliness1633

solitude1642

solitariety1678

oneness1715

uniquity1789

uniqueness1802

solitarity1803

solity1882

non-plural1941

1633 D. Rogers Treat. Two Sacraments Gospell i. 18 Shee hath darkned the Doctrine of the Covenant, the freedome and onelinesse of it.

1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 207 It evidently appears, that there can be but One such Being, and that Μόνωσις, Unity, Oneliness or Singularity is Essential to it.

1682 J. Norris tr. Hierocles Golden Verses Pref. 23 They acknowledg'd God in all his glorious attributes, that of his unity or oneliness not excepted.

1854 C. W. Leakey To Evening Star in Lyra Australis 243 Thou, in peerless onliness, Art spirit of this hour!

1863 H. Allon Mem. J. Sherman 339 It cannot be controlled by the absolute authority of the first..its onliness renders the second impossible.

a1924 M. Ghose Adam Alarmed in Paradise in Coll. Poems (1970) ii. v. ii. 284 I the eternal Onliness Who all Nature bind.

1946 F. M. Teagarden Child Psychol. for Professional Workers vii. 248 The burden of evidence seems to indicate that onliness per se does not constitute a developmental hazard.

1993 USA Today (Nexis) 1 Mar. 1 d Onliness can be a bit of a drag.., Slung says. ‘When I was a small child , it was terrific. By the time I was a teen I'd have liked someone to share my parents' attention’.

2018 www.theguardian.com 27 May (accessed 29 May 2018) The adjacent debate about having more than one focuses purely on whether the existing child will be ruined by their onlyness.

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

单词	onliness
释义	onlinessn. Brit. /ˈəʊnlɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈoʊnlinᵻs/ Forms: late Middle English anelynes, late Middle English onelynes, late Middle English onlynes, 1600s oneliness, 1600s onelinesse, 1600s onelynesse, 1800s– onliness, 1900s– onlyness. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: only adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < only adj. + -ness suffix. Compare onlihead n. 1. The fact or condition of being alone; solitariness, solitude. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > condition of being alone > [noun] onenessOE onehead1340 onliheada1382 singularity1398 onlinessa1425 soleness1587 loneness1591 singleness1816 a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Esther xvi. 14 He thouȝte..that whanne thei weren slayn, he schulde sette tresoun to oure onlinesse [v.r. aloonenesse]. c1440 (a1349) R. Rolle Eng. Prose Treat. (1921) 5 Noghte emange many bot in anelynes [a1400 Harl. alones]. ?a1475 (a1396) W. Hilton Scale of Perfection (Harl. 6579) ii. xl. f. 125^v It..sekiþ onlynes of body, for þat mikel helpiþ to onlynes of soule. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Vnisson, an vnison..an onelynesse, or lonelynesse. 1912 E. Underhill Mysticism (new ed.) i. iv. 101 For silence is not God, nor speaking is not God; fasting is not God nor eating is not God; onliness is not God nor company is not God. a1924 M. Ghose Immortal Eve in Coll. Poems (1970) ii. iii. l. 11 To be the bliss of loneliness Your solitary eyes Came with the pang of onliness To deepen solemn skies. 1980 L. Nathan To Transcend Cat in Carrying On iii. l. 8 I'm distracted From onlyness as from A last delusion. 2. The fact or quality of being the only one of a kind; singularity, uniqueness; spec. the fact of being an only child. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > only one > [noun] > condition of being onliness1633 solitude1642 solitariety1678 oneness1715 uniquity1789 uniqueness1802 solitarity1803 solity1882 non-plural1941 1633 D. Rogers Treat. Two Sacraments Gospell i. 18 Shee hath darkned the Doctrine of the Covenant, the freedome and onelinesse of it. 1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 207 It evidently appears, that there can be but One such Being, and that Μόνωσις, Unity, Oneliness or Singularity is Essential to it. 1682 J. Norris tr. Hierocles Golden Verses Pref. 23 They acknowledg'd God in all his glorious attributes, that of his unity or oneliness not excepted. 1854 C. W. Leakey To Evening Star in Lyra Australis 243 Thou, in peerless onliness, Art spirit of this hour! 1863 H. Allon Mem. J. Sherman 339 It cannot be controlled by the absolute authority of the first..its onliness renders the second impossible. a1924 M. Ghose Adam Alarmed in Paradise in Coll. Poems (1970) ii. v. ii. 284 I the eternal Onliness Who all Nature bind. 1946 F. M. Teagarden Child Psychol. for Professional Workers vii. 248 The burden of evidence seems to indicate that onliness per se does not constitute a developmental hazard. 1993 USA Today (Nexis) 1 Mar. 1 d Onliness can be a bit of a drag.., Slung says. ‘When I was a small child , it was terrific. By the time I was a teen I'd have liked someone to share my parents' attention’. 2018 www.theguardian.com 27 May (accessed 29 May 2018) The adjacent debate about having more than one focuses purely on whether the existing child will be ruined by their onlyness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1425
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