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one and only
Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. one and only - eminent beyond or above comparison; "matchless beauty"; "the team's nonpareil center fielder"; "she's one girl in a million"; "the one and only Muhammad Ali"; "a peerless scholar"; "infamy unmatched in the Western world"; "wrote with unmatchable clarity"; "unrivaled mastery of her art"matchless, nonpareil, peerless, unmatchable, unrivaled, unrivalled, unmatched, oneincomparable, uncomparable - such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared; "an incomparable week of rest and pleasure"; "the computer proceeds with its incomparable logic and efficiency"; "this report is incomparable with the earlier ones because of different breakdowns of the data" |
one and only
one and only1. adjective A phrase used when introducing someone to emphasize that they are famous and uniquely talented. It gives me great pleasure to welcome the one and only Oprah!2. noun One's only true love. Of course I'll stay true to you while I'm gone—you're my one and only!See also: and, onemy one and onlyone's spouse or lover. (See also the one and only.) Look at the time. I've got to get home to my one and only. You're my one and only. There is no one else for me.See also: and, oneone and onlythe famous and talented (person). (Used in theatrical introductions. See also my one and only.) And now—the one and only—Jane Smith! Let's have a big hand for the one and only Bob Jones!See also: and, oneone and onlyOne's only love; one's only sweetheart. For example, He swore she was his one and only, but the detective following him knew better. [c. 1900] See also: and, onesomeone's one and only someone's one true love. informalSee also: and, onethe ˌone and ˈonly used to emphasize that somebody is famous or that something is the only one of its kind: That was the one and only James Brown, with ‘Try me’. ♢ My trip to France is the one and only time I’ve been out of the country.See also: and, oneSee OAO
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Synonyms for one and onlyadj eminent beyond or above comparisonSynonyms- matchless
- nonpareil
- peerless
- unmatchable
- unrivaled
- unrivalled
- unmatched
- one
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