Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Adjective
S: (adj) lone, lonesome, only, sole, solitary (being the only one; single and isolated from others) "the lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine"; "an only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example"; "a solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck in the sky"
S: (adj) single (existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual) "upon the hill stood a single tower"; "had but a single thought which was to escape"; "a single survivor"; "a single serving"; "a single lens"; "a single thickness"
S: (adj) alone, only (exclusive of anyone or anything else) "she alone believed him"; "cannot live by bread alone"; "I'll have this car and this car only"
Adverb
S: (adv) merely, simply, just, only, but (and nothing more) "I was merely asking"; "it is simply a matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child"; "hopes that last but a moment"
S: (adv) entirely, exclusively, solely, alone, only (without any others being included or involved) "was entirely to blame"; "a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children"; "he works for Mr. Smith exclusively"; "did it solely for money"; "the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone"; "a privilege granted only to him"
S: (adv) only (with nevertheless the final result) "He arrived only to find his wife dead"; "We won only to lose again in the next round"
S: (adv) only (in the final outcome) "These news will only make you more upset"
S: (adv) only (except that) "It was the same story; only this time she came out better"