What is the meaning of one and only?

adjective

  • Eminent beyond or above comparison.
    • usage: "matchless beauty"; "the team's nonpareil center fielder"; "she's 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"
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APAWordNet. (2010). one and only. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/one_and_only/definitions/1179838
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "one and only" http://smartdefine.org/one_and_only/definitions/1179838 (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, one and only, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/one_and_only/definitions/1179838>.
MLAWordNet. "one and only" 23 October 2010. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/one_and_only/definitions/1179838>