Singly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

one by one; one at a time

apart from others

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɪŋɡli/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɪŋɡlɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɪŋɡlɪ/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈɪŋɡli/.

Examples

they were arranged singly
taken individually, the rooms were, in fact, square
the fine points are treated singly

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

severally individually on an individual basis separately one by one

Antonyms

multiply

Parts of Speech

adverb	one by one; one at a time “they were arranged singly”
adverb	apart from others “taken individually, the rooms were, in fact, square”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

einzeln

eins nach dem anderen; einer nach dem anderen

🇫🇷French

séparément

un par un; un à la fois

🇪🇸Spanish

individualmente

uno por uno; uno a la vez

🇮🇹Italian

singolarmente

uno per uno; uno alla volta

🇳🇱Dutch

afzonderlijk

één voor één; één voor één

🇵🇹Portuguese

sozinho

um por um; um de cada vez

🇷🇺Russian

поодиночке

один за другим; по одному

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अकेले

एक क; एक समय में एक

🇧🇩Bengali

এককভাবে

এক এক করে; এক সময়ে এক

🇮🇳Tamil

தனித்தனியாக

ஒவ்வொன்றாக; ஒரு நேரத்தில் ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

ఒంటరిగా

ఒక్కొక్కటిగా; ఒక సమయంలో ఒకటి

🇮🇳Marathi

एकट्याने

एक एक करून; एका वेळी एक

🇮🇳Gujarati

એકલા

એક પછી એક; એક સમયે એક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಏಕಾಂಗಿಯಾಗಿ

ಒಂದೊಂದಾಗಿ; ಒಂದು ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒറ്റയ്ക്ക്

ഒന്നൊന്നായി; ഒരു സമയം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇਕੱਲੇ

ਇੱਕ ਇੱਕ ਕਰਕੇ; ਇੱਕ ਵਾਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

اکیلے

ایک ایک کرکے ایک وقت میں ایک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

单独地

逐个;一次一个

🇯🇵Japanese

一人で

一つずつ。一度に一つずつ

🇰🇷Korean

하나씩

하나씩; 한 번에 하나씩

🇻🇳Vietnamese

riêng lẻ

từng cái một; từng cái một

🇹🇭Thai

โดดเดี่ยว

ทีละคน; ทีละครั้ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

sendiri

satu per satu; satu per satu

🇵🇭Filipino

nag-iisa

isa-isa; isa-isa

🇲🇾Malay

secara bersendirian

satu persatu; satu persatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منفردة

واحدا تلو الآخر. واحد في وقت واحد

🇮🇷Persian

به تنهایی

یکی یکی؛ یکی یکی

🇹🇷Turkish

tek başına

birer birer; birer birer

🇮🇱Hebrew

בְּיִחִידוּת

אֶחָד אֶחָד; אֶחָד אֶחָד

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What is the primary definition of the word 'singly'?

The primary meaning of 'singly' is 'one by one; one at a time'.

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Using 'singly' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'singly' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'singly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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