"onefold" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Middle English onfold, anfald (“single, simple, honest, onefold”), from Old English ānfeald (“single, simple”, literally “onefold”), from Proto-West Germanic *ainfald, from Proto-Germanic *ainafalþaz (“onefold, simple”), equivalent to one + -fold. Cognate with Dutch eenvoud (“simplicity, easiness”), German Einfalt (“simplicity”) and einfach (“simple”), Icelandic einfaldur (“simple”), Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃 (ainfalþs, “simple”). More at one, -fold. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|onfold}} Middle English onfold, {{m|enm|anfald|t=single, simple, honest, onefold}} anfald (“single, simple, honest, onefold”), {{inh|en|ang|ānfeald|lit=onefold|t=single, simple}} Old English ānfeald (“single, simple”, literally “onefold”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*ainfald}} Proto-West Germanic *ainfald, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*ainafalþaz|t=onefold, simple}} Proto-Germanic *ainafalþaz (“onefold, simple”), {{suf|en|one|fold}} one + -fold, {{cog|nl|eenvoud|t=simplicity, easiness}} Dutch eenvoud (“simplicity, easiness”), {{cog|de|Einfalt|t=simplicity}} German Einfalt (“simplicity”), {{m|de|einfach|t=simple}} einfach (“simple”), {{cog|is|einfaldur|t=simple}} Icelandic einfaldur (“simple”), {{cog|got|𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃|t=simple}} Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃 (ainfalþs, “simple”), {{l|en|one}} one, {{l|en|-fold}} -fold Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} onefold (not comparable)
  1. Constituting or being indicative of a single aspect or theme. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-onefold-en-adj-6Q4QteBl
  2. Consisting of a single undivided part; whole; complete. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-onefold-en-adj-fT~imaHI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -fold Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 59 1 15 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 23 52 2 23 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 29 52 3 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -fold: 19 70 0 10
  3. Simple, plain, straightforward. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-onefold-en-adj-P6uuCP8-
  4. Singular, as opposite to plural. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): One
    Sense id: en-onefold-en-adj-YedbO2PX Disambiguation of One: 11 33 0 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: onefoldness

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          "ref": "2005, Boeve, Geybels, Van den Bossche, Encountering transcendence",
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