oneness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state of being one or undivided; unity.
  2. The product of being one or undivided.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

oneness onenesses

Etymology

From Middle English oonnesse, onnesse, from Old English ānnes (“oneness, unity, agreement, covenant, solitude”), from Proto-West Germanic *ainnassī (“oneness”), equivalent to one + -ness. Cognate with Old High German einnissī, einnissa (“unity, oneness”).

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