onlyhood

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onlyhood

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From Middle English *onlihod, (attested only as onlyhede, onlihed, onlihede), equivalent to only + -hood.

noun onlihood

uncountable the condition of being unique, single, or alone For artists their work objectifies their yearning for love, "thatched" as we all are "in a thicket of loneliness, huddled in onlyhood."
Similar: aloneness, onliness, uniquity, isolation, loneliness, loneness, onehead, oneship, onlyhood, seclusion, solitariness, solitude

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@misc{onlyhood_2026,
  title = {onlyhood},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/onlyhood},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}