oneness

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun the quality of being united into one

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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Synonyms

unity

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