singular
(adjective) 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
curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular
(adjective) beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; “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”
remarkable, singular
(adjective) unusual or striking; “a remarkable sight”; “such poise is singular in one so young”
singular
(adjective) grammatical number category referring to a single item or unit
singular
(adjective) composed of one member, set, or kind
singular, unique
(adjective) the single one of its kind; “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”
singular, singular form
(noun) the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton
Source: WordNet® 3.1
singular (comparative more singular, superlative most singular)
Being only one of a larger population.
Synonym: individual
Antonym: general
Being the only one of the kind; unique.
Synonym: unique
Distinguished by superiority: peerless, unmatched, eminent, exceptional, extraordinary.
Synonyms: exceptional, extraordinary, remarkable
Out of the ordinary; curious.
Synonyms: curious, eccentric, funny, odd, peculiar, rum, rummy, strange, unusual
(grammar) Referring to only one thing or person.
Antonym: plural
(linear algebra, of matrix) Having no inverse.
Synonym: non-invertible
Antonyms: invertible, non-singular
(linear algebra, of transformation) Having the property that the matrix of coefficients of the new variables has a determinant equal to zero.
(set theory, of a cardinal number) Not equal to its own cofinality.
(law) Each; individual.
(obsolete) Engaged in by only one on a side; single.
• (being only one): see also specific
• (being the only one of a kind): see also unique
• (being out of the ordinary): see also strange
• (being only one): see also generic
singular (plural singulars)
(grammar) A form of a word that refers to only one person or thing.
Antonym: plural
(logic) That which is not general; a specific determinate instance.
• rail guns, railguns
Source: Wiktionary
Sin"gu*lar, a. Etym: [OE. singuler, F. singulier, fr. L. singularius, singularis, fr. singulus single. See Single, a.]
1. Separate or apart from others; single; distinct. [Obs.] Bacon. And God forbid that all a company Should rue a singular man's folly. Chaucer.
2. Engaged in by only one on a side; single. [Obs.] To try the matter thus together in a singular combat. Holinshed.
3. (Logic)
Definition: Existing by itself; single; individual. The idea which represents one . . . determinate thing, is called a singular idea, whether simple, complex, or compound. I. Watts.
4. (Law)
Definition: Each; individual; as, to convey several parcels of land, all and singular.
5. (Gram.)
Definition: Denoting one person or thing; as, the singular number; -- opposed to dual and Ant: plural.
6. Standing by itself; out of the ordinary course; unusual; uncommon; strange; as, a singular phenomenon. So singular a sadness Must have a cause as strange as the effect. Denham.
7. Distinguished as existing in a very high degree; rarely equaled; eminent; extraordinary; exceptional; as, a man of singular gravity or attainments.
8. Departing from general usage or expectations; odd; whimsical; -- often implying disapproval or consure. His zeal None seconded, as out of season judged, Or singular and rash. Milton. To be singular in anything that is wise and worthy, is not a disparagement, but a praise. Tillotson.
9. Being alone; belonging to, or being, that of which there is but one; unique. These busts of the emperors and empresses are all very scarce, and some of them almost singular in their kind. Addison. Singular point in a curve (Math.), a point at which the curve possesses some peculiar properties not possessed by other points of the curve, as a cusp point, or a multiple point.
– Singular proposition (Logic), a proposition having as its subject a singular term, or a common term limited to an individual by means of a singular sign. Whately.
– Singular succession (Civil Law), division among individual successors, as distinguished from universal succession, by which an estate descended in intestacy to the heirs in mass.
– Singular term (Logic), a term which represents or stands for a single individual.
Syn.
– Unexampled; unprecedented; eminent; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon; rare; unusual; peculiar; strange; odd; eccentric; fantastic.
Sin"gu*lar, n.
1. An individual instance; a particular. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
2. (Gram)
Definition: The singular number, or the number denoting one person or thing; a word in the singular number.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 December 2024
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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