the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number; he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it; they had lunch at one
a single person or thing; he is the best one; this is the one I ordered'
one (n.)
used of a single unit or thing; not two or more; `ane is Scottish
having the indivisible character of a unit; a unitary action; spoke with one voice
[ Syn: unitary ]
of the same kind or quality; two animals of one species'
used informally as an intensifier; that is one fine dog'
indefinite in time or position; he will come one day; one place or another'
being a single entity made by combining separate components; three chemicals combining into one solution'
eminent beyond or above comparison; matchless beauty; the teams nonpareil center fielder; shes one girl in a million; the one and only Muhammad Ali; a peerless scholar; infamy unmatched in the Western world; wrote with unmatchable clarity; unrivaled mastery of her art
[ Syn: matchless , nonpareil , one and only , peerless , unmatched , unmatchable , unrivaled , unrivalled ]