singular

[SinĀ·gu*lar]

If something is extraordinary, remarkable, or one of a kind, you can say it is singular. A singular opportunity to sing onstage with a rock star is a remarkable opportunity.

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Separate or apart from others; single; distinct.

Noun
the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton

Adjective S.
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

Adjective S.
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"; "wh

Adjective S.
unusual or striking; "a remarkable sight"; "such poise is singular in one so young"

Adjective
grammatical number category referring to a single item or unit

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Adjective S.
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"


a.
Separate or apart from others; single; distinct.

a.
Engaged in by only one on a side; single.

a.
Existing by itself; single; individual.

a.
Each; individual; as, to convey several parcels of land, all and singular.

a.
Denoting one person or thing; as, the singular number; -- opposed to dual and plural.

a.
Standing by itself; out of the ordinary course; unusual; uncommon; strange; as, a singular phenomenon.

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Distinguished as existing in a very high degree; rarely equaled; eminent; extraordinary; exceptional; as, a man of singular gravity or attainments.

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Departing from general usage or expectations; odd; whimsical; -- often implying disapproval or consure.

a.
Being alone; belonging to, or being, that of which there is but one; unique.

n.
An individual instance; a particular.

n.
The singular number, or the number denoting one person or thing; a word in the singular number.


Singular

Sin"gu*lar , a. [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.
2. Engaged in by only one on a side; single. [Obs.]
To try the matter thus together in a singular combat.
3. (Logic) Existing by itself; single; individual.
The idea which represents one . . . determinate thing, is called a singular idea, whether simple, complex, or compound.
4. (Law) Each; individual; as, to convey several parcels of land, all and singular. 5. (Gram.) Denoting one person or thing; as, the singular number; -- opposed to dual and 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.
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.
To be singular in anything that is wise and worthy, is not a disparagement, but a praise.
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.
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.

Singular

Sin"gu*lar, n. 1. An individual instance; a particular. [Obs.] Dr. H. More. 2. (Gram) The singular number, or the number denoting one person or thing; a word in the singular number.

Separate or apart from others; single; distinct.

An individual instance; a particular.

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Usage Examples

Beauty is the result of having been through an experience all the way through to the end - therefore it has a poignancy. Beauty that is singular always comes from following an experience to the point where you can go no further.

I have a secret thought from some things I have observed, that God may perhaps design you for some singular service in the world.

Our work is before us. It cannot be passed to future legislatures and must not be passed to future generations. May we boldly seize the moment with singular unity. And may we build a Texas of unlimited possibility.

If you asked somebody, 'what do you wish for in life?' they wouldn't say 'happiness.' I would have answered 'excitement, knowledge,' God knows - I mean, many, many different things, but certainly not 'happiness'. It seemed like a foreign concept to wish for something that specific and that singular.

The whole history of pop music had rested on the first person singular, with occasional intrusions of the second person singular.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

The total absence of humor from the Bible is one of the most singular things in all literature.

Movies will end up being this esoteric art form, where only singular people will put films out in a small group of theaters.

I'm intrigued by films that have a singular vision behind them. A lot of studio movies have ten writers by the time they're done. You have a movie testing 200 times, making adjustments according to various people's opinions. It's difficult to have an undistilled vision.

To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves - there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.

A blank wall of social and professional antagonism faces the woman physician that forms a situation of singular and painful loneliness, leaving her without support, respect or professional counsel.

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