Skip to main content
one-woman

one-woman

14 5.7
Only one woman takes part
  • adjective
  • /ˈwʌnˈwʊmən/
translation icon : unipersonal
  • Welcome to my successful one-woman show.
  • a one-woman show

They really just want a stable one woman relationship.

Examples

  • It's a one-woman show, so it's just me...

  • You're right on time for my one-woman show.

  • And had you done a one woman show before?

  • You're going to be in London a lot over the next month because your one woman show in the West End.

  • Has the greatest story ever told become a one-woman show?

  • You should come back and do a one-woman show.

  • Actually, it's a one-woman show!

  • Her one-woman show wasn't terribly well received at the Pyramid tonight.

  • When Ayaan Hirsi Ali went on a one-woman crusade to get the Dutch police.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Last night, she captivated the audience with her remarkable one-woman show about her life experiences.

Synonyms

one-person
vsone-woman
58 3.3

A thing that only one person can use

specifies a single female performer rather than a gender-neutral user
one-man
vsone-woman
40 3.9

Made for only one person to use or to perform a show

focuses on a single female performer rather than a gender-neutral user

Surface Forms

one-woman positive

Etymology

One-woman is made from the words one and woman, like the common phrase one-man or the word 'solo' that shows only a single person is involved. So, one-woman means 'performed by only one woman' or 'involving only one woman'.