Phrase guide

one and only

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Unique, one of a kind.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable

Examples

  • Please welcome the one and only Bruce Springsteen!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Only love, sole sweetheart.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • Will you be my one and only?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The most talented or famous person (within in a specific context)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: неповторим (nepovtorim) — unique
  • Chinese Mandarin: 獨一無二 /独一无二 (dúyīwú'èr) — unique
  • Esperanto: ununura — unique
  • Finnish: ainoa oikea — unique
  • Hebrew: אחד ויחיד — unique
  • Japanese: 唯一無二 (yuiitsumuni) — unique
  • Latin: ūnicus — unique
  • Malay: bitara — unique
  • Malayalam: ഒരേയൊരു (orēyoru) — unique
  • Malayalam: ഒരൊറ്റ (oroṟṟa) — unique
  • Polish: jeden jedyny — unique
  • Russian: еди́нственный и неповтори́мый (jedínstvennyj i nepovtorímyj) — unique
  • Chinese Mandarin: 唯一 (wéiyī) — only love
  • Finnish: se oikea — only love
  • Polish: jedyny — only love
  • Polish: jedyna — only love