noun
- The form of a word that is used to denote a singleton.
- synonyms: singular form
adjective
- Unusual or striking.
- usage: "a remarkable sight"; "such poise is singular in one so young"
- synonyms: remarkable
- Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected.
- usage: "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"
- Being a single and separate person or thing. "can the singular person be understood apart from his culture"; "every fact in the world might be singular... Unlike any other fact and sole of its kind-William James
- Composed of one member, set, or kind.
- Grammatical number category referring to a single item or unit.
- The single one of its kind.
- usage: "a singular example"; "the unique existing example of Donne's handwriting"; "a unique copy of an ancient manuscript"; "certain types of problems have unique solutions"
- synonyms: unique
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
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