one and only

adjective

Unique, one of a kind.

“Will you be my one and only?”

Similar
matchlessnonpareilonepeerlessunmatchedunmatchableunrivaledunrivalled
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Meanings

adjectiveone and only (not comparable)
  1. idiomaticnot comparableUnique, one of a kind.

    Please welcome the one and only Bruce Springsteen!

nounone and only (plural one and onlies)

plural one and onlies

  1. idiomaticOnly love, sole sweetheart.

    Will you be my one and only?

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

    Chesney Hawkes entertained the punters at half-time, and it was Wales' One and Only who was withdrawn ahead of the second-half as Brennan Johnson replaced Gareth Bale who had made just one successful pass in the first-half.

    2022 November 29, Ian Mitchelmore, “Wales put out of World Cup misery by England as sobering tournament must signal changing of the guard”, in WalesOnline

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveeminent beyond or above comparison

Similar
matchlessnonpareilonepeerlessunmatchedunmatchableunrivaledunrivalledincomparableuncomparable
Also see
matchlessnonpareiloneonlypeerlesssolesolitaryunmatchableunmatchedunrivaledunrivalled

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian неповторим
  • неповторим (nepovtorim)unique
Chinese Mandarin 獨一無二 /独一无二, 唯一
  • 獨一無二 /独一无二 (dúyīwú'èr)unique
  • 唯一 (wéiyī)only love
Dutch enige echte
  • enige echteonly love
Esperanto ununura
  • ununuraunique
Finnish ainoa oikea, se oikea
  • ainoa oikeaunique
  • se oikeaonly love
Hebrew אחד ויחיד
  • אחד ויחידunique
Japanese 唯一無二
  • 唯一無二 (yuiitsumuni)unique
Latin ūnicus
  • ūnicusunique
Malay bitara
  • bitaraunique
Polish jeden jedyny, jedyny
  • jeden jedynyunique
  • jedynyonly love
  • jedynaonly love
Russian еди́нственный и неповтори́мый
  • еди́нственный и неповтори́мый (jedínstvennyj i nepovtorímyj)unique
Spanish único e inigualable
  • único e inigualableunique
Cite this entry
APA

one and only. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one%20and%20only

MLA

“one and only.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one%20and%20only. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “one and only,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one%20and%20only.

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