UNIQUE

unique

(adjective) highly unusual or rare but not the single instance; “spoke with a unique accent”; “had unique ability in raising funds”; “a frankness unique in literature”; “a unique dining experience”

unique, alone(p), unequaled, unequalled, unparalleled

(adjective) radically distinctive and without equal; “he is alone in the field of microbiology”; “this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem”; “Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint”; “craftsmen whose skill is unequaled”; “unparalleled athletic ability”; “a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history”

unique

(adjective) (followed by ‘to’) applying exclusively to a given category or condition or locality; “a species unique to Australia”

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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

unique (comparative more unique, superlative most unique)

(uncomparable) Being the only one of its kind; unequaled, unparalleled or unmatched.

Synonyms: one of a kind, sui generis, singular

Of a feature, such that only one holder has it.

Particular, characteristic.

(proscribed) Of a rare quality, unusual.

Usage notes

• The comparative and superlative forms more unique and most unique, as well as the use of unique with modifiers as in fairly unique and very unique, are grammatically proscribed, with the reasoning that either something is unique or it is not.

Noun

unique (plural uniques)

A thing without a like; something unequalled or unparallelled.

Source: Wiktionary

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U*nique", a. Etym: [F. unique; cf. It. unico; from L. unicus, from unus one. See One.]

Definition: Being without a like or equal; unmatched; unequaled; unparalleled; single in kind or excellence; sole.

– U*nique"ly, adv.

– U*nique"ness, n.

U*nique", n.

Definition: A thing without a like; something unequaled or unparalleled. [R.] The phenix, the unique pf birds. De Quincey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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