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singular
[sing-gyuh-ler]
adjective
extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional.
a singular success.
Synonyms:Antonyms:unusual or strange; odd; different.
singular behavior.
Synonyms: , , ,being the only one of its kind; distinctive; unique.
a singular example.
Synonyms: , ,separate; individual.
Synonyms: ,Grammar.noting or pertaining to a member of the category of number found in many languages that indicates that a word form has one referent or denotes one person, place, thing, or instance, as English boy and thing, which are singular nouns, or goes, a singular form of the verb go.
Logic.
of or relating to something individual, specific, or not general.
(of a proposition) containing no quantifiers, as “Socrates was mortal.”
Mathematics.
of or relating to a linear transformation from a vector space to itself that is not one-to-one.
of or relating to a matrix having a determinant equal to zero.
Obsolete.private.
Obsolete.single.
noun
the singular number.
a form in the singular.
singular
/ ˈɪŋɡʊə /
adjective
remarkable; exceptional; extraordinary
a singular feat
unusual; odd
a singular character
unique
denoting a word or an inflected form of a word indicating that not more than one referent is being referred to or described
logic of or referring to a specific thing or person as opposed to something general
noun
grammar
the singular number
a singular form of a word
Other Word Forms
- singularly adverb
- singularness noun
- supersingular adjective
- unsingular adjective
- unsingularly adverb
- unsingularness noun
- ˈԲܱԱ noun
- ˈԲܱ adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of singular1
Example Sentences
For Posey, whose life and career have been filled with tiny, singular eccentricities that have so endeared her to fans all over the world, the passing of some berries between friends was apt.
It isn’t the typical hero’s journey led by a singular chosen one, but a collective effort.
“WTF,” however, is both quintessentially him and an entity of singular significance.
It’s also an inconvenience: Democrats, presented with an opportunity to demonstrate their opposition to a man they have labeled a singular threat to American democracy, elected instead to go nuclear on one of their own.
“It’s not a singular experience. There’s something for everyone,” Enoki said.
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