What is the meaning of singular?

noun

  • The form of a word that is used to denote a singleton.

adjective

  • Unusual or striking.
    • usage: "a remarkable sight"; "such poise is singular in one so young"
  • 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"
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APAWordNet. (2010). singular. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/singular/definitions/1183601
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