unique
pronunciation
How to pronounce unique in British English:
UK [juˈniːk]
How to pronounce unique in American English:
US [juˈniːk]
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- Adjective:
- radically distinctive and without equal
- (followed by `to') applying exclusively to a given category or condition or locality
- the single one of its kind
- highly unusual or rare but not the single instance
Word Origin
- unique
- unique: [17] Unique comes via French unique from Latin ūnicus ‘only, sole’. This was derived from ūnus ‘one’, a distant relative of English one. It originally meant simply ‘single, sole’ in English, and the extended sense ‘unequalled, unparalleled’, which has often drawn the hostile criticism of purists (particularly when accompanied by qualifiers such as very or completely), did not emerge until the late 18th century, under French influence.=> one, union
- unique (adj.)
- c. 1600, "single, solitary," from Middle French unique (16c.), from Latin unicus "only, single, sole, alone of its kind," from unus "one" (see one). Meaning "forming the only one of its kind" is attested from 1610s; erroneous sense of "remarkable, uncommon" is attested from mid-19c. Related: Uniquely; uniqueness.
Example
- 1. God wants to use your unique personality .
- 2. Don 't cover your unique features .
- 3. Davos is not unique in this respect .
- 4. They will develop unique packaging to better engage and satisfy consumers .
- 5. That trend is not unique to thailand .