singular
pronunciation
How to pronounce singular in British English:
UK [ˈsɪŋɡjələ(r)]
How to pronounce singular in American English:
US [ˈsɪŋɡjələr]
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- Noun:
- the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton
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- Adjective:
- unusual or striking
- beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
- being a single and separate person or thing
- grammatical number category referring to a single item or unit
- the single one of its kind
Word Origin
- singular
- singular: [14] Singular comes ultimately from Latin singulāris ‘alone of its kind’, a derivative of singulus ‘single’. It reached English via Old French singuler as singuler (the modern spelling singular is a 17th-century relatinization). The word’s grammatical application, and its use for ‘remarkable, extraordinary’, both developed in Latin.=> single
- singular (adj.)
- mid-14c., "alone, apart; being a unit; special, unsurpassed," from Old French singuler "personal particular; distinctive; singular in number" (12c., Modern French singulier) or directly from Latin singularis "single, solitary, one by one, one at a time; peculiar, remarkable," from singulus (see single (adj.)). Meaning "remarkably good, unusual, rare, separated from others (by excellence), uncommon" is from c. 1400 in English; this also was a common meaning of Latin singularis.
Synonym
rare noteworthy striking notable outstanding unparalleled prominent super conspicuous uncommon wondrous extraordinary special terrific wonderful exceptional nonpareil signal incomparable eminent distinctive remarkable
fantastic rare odd divergent outlandish curious unusual deviant quaint different peculiar strange remarkable queer bizarre preposterous eccentric
Antonym
Example
- 1. Management doesn 't bring that singular clarity of highs and lows .
- 2. The strategic goal is singular and unabashedly simple : palestinians must begin cherishing life .
- 3. A series of islands rather than a singular one , santorini is an unspoilt paradise waiting to be explored .
- 4. That however was to say the least singular in her story .
- 5. In the complex history of the postexilic community in judah , nehemiah plays a singular role .