one

(noun) the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number. Synonyms: 1, I, ace, single, unity. Examples: "He has the one but will need a two and three to go with it." "They had lunch at one."

(noun) a single person or thing. Examples: "He is the best one." "This is the one i ordered."

(adj) used of a single unit or thing; not two or more. Synonyms: 1, i, ane. Example: "`ane' is scottish."

(adj) having the indivisible character of a unit. Synonyms: one(prenominal), unitary. Examples: "A unitary action." "Spoke with one voice."

(adj) of the same kind or quality. Synonyms: one(prenominal). Example: "Two animals of one species."

(adj) used informally as an intensifier. Synonyms: one(prenominal). Example: "That is one fine dog."

(adj) indefinite in time or position. Synonyms: one(prenominal). Examples: "He will come one day." "One place or another."

(adj) being a single entity made by combining separate components. Example: "Three chemicals combining into one solution."

(adj) eminent beyond or above comparison. Synonyms: matchless, nonpareil, one(prenominal), one and only(prenominal), peerless, unmatched, unmatchable, unrivaled, unrivalled. Examples: "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."