singly

Questions about singly

What does singly mean?

singly means "one by one; one at a time". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in singly?

singly has 2 syllables: sin-gly. The stress falls on "sin". In IPA it is /ˈsɪŋɡli/.

What is another word for singly?

Close synonyms include individually, separately, severally, one by one, on an individual basis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of singly?

The recorded antonyms are multiply.

Is singly a common word?

singly is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.