ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Onefold

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Onefold is an adjective meaning Constituting or being indicative of a single aspect or theme.

Meaning

Constituting or being indicative of a single aspect or theme.

More Meanings

  1. Consisting of a single undivided part; whole; complete.
  2. Simple, plain, straightforward.
  3. Singular, as opposite to plural.

Example Sentences

There the soul is onefold, pure and chaste, and empty of all things.
Ye see how ready men are to misconstrue and pervert the onefold meaning of the Lord.
[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[.]

Antonyms for onefold

Common opposites include twofold, manifold, morefold, multifold.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include polyfold, singlefold, one-piece, aspective, monolithic, unific.

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