singular
extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional: a singular success.
unusual or strange; odd; different: singular behavior.
being the only one of its kind; distinctive; unique: a singular example.
separate; individual.
Grammar. noting or pertaining to a member of the category of number found in many languages that indicates that a word form has one referent or denotes one person, place, thing, or instance, as English boy and thing, which are singular nouns, or goes, a singular form of the verb go.: Compare dual (def. 4), plural (def. 4).
Logic.
of or relating to something individual, specific, or not general.
(of a proposition) containing no quantifiers, as “Socrates was mortal.”
Mathematics.
of or relating to a linear transformation from a vector space to itself that is not one-to-one.
of or relating to a matrix having a determinant equal to zero.
Obsolete. private.
Obsolete. single.
the singular number.
a form in the singular.
Origin of singular
1Other words for singular
Opposites for singular
Other words from singular
- sin·gu·lar·ly, adverb
- sin·gu·lar·ness, noun
- su·per·sin·gu·lar, adjective
- un·sin·gu·lar, adjective
- un·sin·gu·lar·ly, adverb
- un·sin·gu·lar·ness, noun
Words that may be confused with singular
- single, singular
Words Nearby singular
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How to use singular in a sentence
Humans reinvented a way to directly capture energy from the sun—previously the singular achievement of photosynthetic organisms.
Dawn of the Heliocene - Issue 90: Something Green | Summer Praetorius | September 16, 2020 | NautilusOne crucial aspect from this point of view is having personal account managers and being able to continually check the status of your campaign with a singular point of contact.
How would an SEO agency be built today? Part 2: Current business model(s) | Sponsored Content: SEOmonitor | September 16, 2020 | Search Engine LandWhat struck me immediately was his willingness to invent a new, singular model, freeing himself from the usual constraints of the fashion system.
Kerby Jean-Raymond Launch ‘Your Friends In New York’ | Nandi Howard | September 11, 2020 | Essence.comThe problem is that political parties are not singular entities capable of easily changing course.
Why There Are So Few Moderate Republicans Left | Lee Drutman (drutman@newamerica.org) | August 24, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightMaggie Curran says Belkin International’s approach is to view each component of a brand’s Amazon presence as part of the total, singular story the brand tells via Amazon, not just a driver of one-off sales.
From this attitude he draws a singular comic and literary power.
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President | Pierre Assouline | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTHer single and singular goal in every case is to pursue justice as determined by the law.
For Next AG, Obama Picks a Quiet Fighter With a Heavy Punch | Michael Daly | November 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe singular author Don Carpenter took his own life in 1995.
Don Carpenter Was a Novelist Both Lacerating and Forgiving | Louis B. Jones | July 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe entire city can seem like a singular monument to his decades in office.
Can America’s Favorite Ex-Con Mayor Win Again? | David Freedlander | June 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEastwood is a singular screen presence, and he can be electrifying in the right role.
‘Jersey Boys’ Proves Clint Eastwood is Hollywood’s Most Overrated Director | Andrew Romano | June 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe gave details of the singular mood that had come upon her with the arrival of Tony, but Tom hardly heard her.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodIt does not appear, however, that any special significance is attached to this singular fancy.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.The nuts are cut into thin slices and wrapped in the leaves of a singular plant called buyo.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin | Mary Hazelton WadeHe turned, and rose: a tall, slight gentleman, with a singular countenance that startled her.
Checkmate | Joseph Sheridan Le FanuThe fate of the royal family after this defeat was extremely singular and distressing.
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British Dictionary definitions for singular
/ (ˈsɪŋɡjʊlə) /
remarkable; exceptional; extraordinary: a singular feat
unusual; odd: a singular character
unique
denoting a word or an inflected form of a word indicating that not more than one referent is being referred to or described
logic of or referring to a specific thing or person as opposed to something general
grammar
the singular number
a singular form of a word
Origin of singular
1Derived forms of singular
- singularly, adverb
- singularness, noun
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Cultural definitions for singular
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