noun
onlyhood
Onlyhood (noun) means the state of being the only one of its kind, or completely alone.
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The state of being the only one of its kind, or completely alone.
"For artists their work objectifies their yearning for love, "thatched" as we all are "in a thicket of loneliness, huddled in onlyhood.""
— The Critic - Volume 21 (1963)
"Despite the stereotype of an only child who is selfish, spoiled, and lonely, the positive effects of onlyhood may be stronger than the negative."
— American Demographics - Volume 7 (1985)
"“But now lots of Zachary's friends are only children. The social stigma once attached to onlyhood is gone.""
— Cosmopolitan - Volume 207 (1989)
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Etymology
Comes from Middle English *onlihod (attested only in the forms onlyhede, onlihed, onlihede), formed from only and -hood.
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What is the meaning of onlyhood?
"onlyhood" (noun) means the state of being the only one of its kind, or completely alone.
What is another word for onlyhood?
Other words for "onlyhood" include loneness, solitude, solitariness, unicity, onliness, distinctiveness.
