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onefold

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From Middle English onfold, anfald (“single, simple, honest, onefold”), from Old English ānfeald (“single, simple”, literally “onefold”), from Proto-West Germanic *ainfald, from Proto-Germanic *ainafalþaz (“onefold, simple”), equivalent to one + -fold. Cognate with Dutch eenvoud (“simplicity, easiness”), German Einfalt (“simplicity”) and einfach (“simple”), Icelandic einfaldur (“simple”), Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃 (ainfalþs, “simple”). More at one, -fold.

adjective

not comparable Constituting or being indicative of a single aspect or theme.
not comparable Consisting of a single undivided part; whole; complete. There the soul is onefold, pure and chaste, and empty of all things.
not comparable Simple, plain, straightforward. [Her] object was simple enough; but it was too simple—too onefold (if I may borrow an expressive word from my native tongue: ae-fauld we write it in Scotch) for the apprehension of ordinary persons[.]
not comparable Singular, as opposite to plural. Ye see how ready men are to misconstrue and pervert the onefold meaning of the Lord.

Opposite: twofold, manifold, morefold, multifold

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Opposite: twofold, manifold, morefold, multifold

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@misc{onefold_2026,
  title = {onefold},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/onefold},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}