is all

adverb

That is all; only, just and nothing more.

First used 20th c.
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Meanings

adverbis all (not comparable)
  1. CanadaUScolloquialnot comparableThat is all; only, just and nothing more.First known use 20th c.

    All you have to do is ask it the right question is all.

    2011, Helen DeWitt, Lightning Rods, And Other Stories 2013, p. 128
    1 more example

    “Rat poison. Mmm. A nice lingering death!” added Burt with a breathy laugh. “They just taste a bit funny afterwards, is all.”

    2012, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Ratburger, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
that's allthat's it

Origin

From that is all.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 而已, 罷了 /罢了
  • 而已 (éryǐ)that is all
  • 罷了 /罢了 (bàle)that is all
Finnish siinä kaikki
  • siinä kaikkithat is all
Hungarian ennyi
  • ennyithat is all
Russian и всё
  • и всё (i vsjo)that is all
Spanish nada más, más nada
  • nada másthat is all
  • más nadathat is all
Cite this entry
APA

is all. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/is%20all

MLA

“is all.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/is%20all. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “is all,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/is%20all.

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