unique — meaning in English

English meaning

• lone adjective Alone; without companions.
• only adj Being the single one of its kind; sole.
• privy adj Having private or secret knowledge of something, especially information not shared with everyone.
• sole adjective Being the only one; single, exclusive.
• unique adjective Being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else.

Senses

unique is used for these senses in English:

• lone Sole; being the only one of a type.
• one-off Occurring once, independent of any pattern; one-time.
• only Alone in a category.
• privy (now, _, chiefly, _, historical) Private, exclusive; not public; one's own. [from early 13th c.]
• sole Only.

lone — full definition

1. adjective Alone; without companions.
2. adjective Being the only one of its kind.

only — full definition

1. adj Being the single one of its kind; sole.
2. adv Exclusively, and nothing or no one else besides.
3. conj Used to introduce an exception or a disappointing twist to what was just said; but.

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