Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wuhn]
- /wʌn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [wuhn]
- /wʌn/
Definitions of onest word
- adjective onest being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather than two or more; a single: one woman; one nation; one piece of cake. 1
- adjective onest being a person, thing, or individual instance or member of a number, kind, group, or category indicated: one member of the party. 1
- adjective onest existing, acting, or considered as a single unit, entity, or individual. 1
- adjective onest of the same or having a single kind, nature, or condition: We belong to one team; We are of one resolve. 1
- adjective onest noting some indefinite day or time in the future: You will see him one day. 1
- adjective onest a certain (often used in naming a person otherwise unknown or undescribed): One John Smith was chosen. 1
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Origin of onest
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English oon, Old English ān; cognate with Dutch een, German ein, Gothic ains, Latin ūnus (OL oinos); akin to Greek oínē ace on a die
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Parts of speech for Onest
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
onest popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".