Home › Words › O › onlieronlieronlier means something that lies very close to the expected position.EtymologyFrom on- + lier.nounSomething that lies very close to the expected position.e.g.“Butte ( onlier )” — 1992, Helmut Blume, Andrew Goudie, Rita Gardner, Colour Atlas of the Surface Forms of the Earth, page 71:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.outlierness 56% match — The property or degree of being an outlier. vs onlier →outlyingness 56% match — The measure, degree or quality of being an outlier. vs onlier →overlying 55% match — lying over or upon something else vs onlier →forelie 53% match — To lie in front. vs onlier →inlying 53% match — Located further in, inner (especially from a coast). vs onlier →closer 52% match — Within a shorter distance. vs onlier →oralmost 50% match — Located furthest in the oral direction. vs onlier →onlyer 50% match — Someone who only adheres to the particular thing mentioned, excluding any alternatives. vs onlier →