single

adjective
/ˈsɪŋɡl̩/

Not accompanied by anything else; one in number.

Example

“Can you give me a single reason not to leave right now?”

Other meanings

Not divided in parts.
“The potatoes left the spoon and landed in a single big lump on the plate.”
Designed for the use of only one.
“a single room”

Example sentences

“He did not say a single word.”
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“Time sometimes feels like a single point.”
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“A single tear rolled down her cheek.”
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Word history

From Latin "singulus".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “single” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.