Grep of noun once
bonce
compact disc write-once
nonce
once-over
ponce
sconce
Overview of adj once
The adj once has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) erstwhile, former, once, onetime, quondam, sometime -- (belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover")
Overview of adv once
The adv once has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (100) once, one time, in one case -- (on one occasion; "once I ran into her")
2. (28) once, when -- (as soon as "once we are home, we can rest")
3. (21) once, formerly, at one time, erstwhile, erst -- (at a previous time; "once he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing")
Antonyms of adj once
1 sense of once
Sense 1
erstwhile(postnominal), former(postnominal), once(postnominal), onetime(postnominal), quondam(postnominal), sometime(postnominal)
INDIRECT (VIA future, past) -> present
INDIRECT (VIA past, present) -> future
Similarity of adj once
1 sense of once
Sense 1
erstwhile(postnominal), former(postnominal), once(postnominal), onetime(postnominal), quondam(postnominal), sometime(postnominal)
=> past (vs. present) (vs. future)
Attributes of adj once
Familiarity of adj once
once used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1)
Grep of adj once
once
Overview of adj once
The adj once has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) erstwhile, former, once, onetime, quondam, sometime -- (belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover")
Overview of adv once
The adv once has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (100) once, one time, in one case -- (on one occasion; "once I ran into her")
2. (28) once, when -- (as soon as "once we are home, we can rest")
3. (21) once, formerly, at one time, erstwhile, erst -- (at a previous time; "once he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing")
once definition
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