Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

onesome

/ˈwʌnsəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: one-some
IPA: /ˈwʌnsəm/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A solitary person or thing; a "group" of one.

Example Sentences

"When Joe and Suzie left, the threesome became a onesome."
"The remote innocence of the time may be read not only in the sub—dollar greens fee but in the surreal presence of three solo golfers— “onesomes”—spaced out on a public course."

Etymology

From one + -some.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: one

Inflected Forms

onesomes (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce onesome?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwʌnsəm/.
What does onesome mean?: A solitary person or thing; a "group" of one.
Where does onesome come from?: From one + -some.

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