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one and only

The singer is known as the one and only queen of soul.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Unique and incomparable: Used to emphasize that someone or something is the single, most outstanding example of its kind, with no equal or rival.
    • Sole and singular: Can indicate that something is the only one of its type, often with a connotation of being special or preeminent.
Examples of Usage
  • Adjective:
    • She is considered the one and only diva of her generation.
    • This is your one and only chance to see the artifact before it's returned.
    • He was introduced as the one and only champion of the world.
Advanced Usage
  • Used as an intensifier: The phrase is often used for dramatic or emphatic effect, particularly in introductions or promotional language.
    • Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the one and only Elvis Presley!
  • Implies irreplaceability: Suggests that the person or thing cannot be substituted or replicated.
    • We lost the one and only copy of the manuscript in the fire.
Variants and Related Words
  • Only (adj): Alone of its or their kind; single or solitary.
    • This is the only solution.
  • Nonpareil (adj/n): Having no match or equal; peerless. (A person or thing having no equal.)
  • Peerless (adj): Unequaled; unrivaled.
  • Unrivaled (adj): Having no rival or competitor; unparalleled.
Synonyms
  • Unique: Being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else.
  • Incomparable: So good or great that nothing can be compared to it.
  • Matchless: So good that nothing can equal it.
  • Unparalleled: Having no parallel or equal; exceptional.
Related Phrases
  • The one and only: A common, fixed phrase used as a title or epithet.
    • I'm reading a biography of the one and only Charlie Chaplin.
  • Once-in-a-lifetime: (An experience or opportunity) unlikely to happen again in one's life. (This is a related concept but not a direct synonym.)
Related Idioms
  • In a class of its own: So good that it is considered to be in a higher category than everything else.
    • As a strategist, she is in a class of her own.
  • Second to none: Better than all others; the best.
    • The quality of their work is second to none.
one and only

The singer is known as the one and only queen of soul.

Adjective
  1. eminent beyond or above comparison
    • matchless beauty
    • the team's nonpareil center fielder
    • she's one girl in a million
    • the one and only Muhammad Ali
    • a peerless scholar
    • infamy unmatched in the Western world
    • wrote with unmatchable clarity
    • unrivaled mastery of her art

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