the only thing

: unquestionably the best : peerless

: alone in a class or category : sole

: having no brother or sister

: as a single fact or instance and nothing more or different : merely

: solely, exclusively

: at the very least

: with the restriction that : but

: and yet : however

: were it not that : except

: an object or entity not precisely designated or capable of being designated

: an inanimate object distinguished from a living being

: a separate and distinct individual quality, fact, idea, or usually entity