Singular

Word SINGULAR
Character 8
Hyphenation sin gu lar
Pronunciations /ˈsɪŋɡjʊlə/

Definitions and meanings of "Singular"

What do we mean by singular?

Being only one; individual; lone. adjective

Being the only one of a kind; unique. adjective

Being beyond what is ordinary, especially in being exceptionally good; remarkable. adjective

Strange or unusual. adjective

Of, relating to, or being a noun, pronoun, or adjective denoting a single person or thing or several entities considered as a single unit. adjective

Of, relating to, or being a verb expressing the action or state of a single subject. adjective

Of or relating to the specific as distinguished from the general; individual. adjective

The singular number or a form designating it. noun

A word having a singular number. noun

Being a unit, or one only; single.

Separate or apart from others; alone.

Pertaining to solitude, or separation from others; concerned with or involving solitude.

Pertaining to one person or thing; individual; also, pertaining to individual persons or things; in logic, not general; being only in one place at one time.

In grammar, denoting or relating to one person or thing: as, the singular number: opposed to dual and plural. Abbreviated singular

Having no duplicate or parallel; unmatched; unexampled; unique; being the only one of its kind.

Out of the usual course; unusual; uncommon; somewhat strange; a little extraordinary: as, a singular phenomenon.

Hence Of more than average value, worth, importance, or eminence; remarkable; fine; choice; precious; highly esteemed.

Not complying with common usage or expectation; hence, eccentric; peculiar; odd: as, he was very singular in his behavior.

(grammar) A form of a word that refers to only one person or thing.

That which is not general; a specific determinate instance.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Singular

The word "singular" in example sentences

On such accounts, syntactically plural reference is semantically singular; there is a sense of ˜singular™ in which ❋ Unknown (2009)

The nominative _girl_ is here of the singular number, because it signifies but one person; and the verb _writes_ denotes but one action, which the girl performs; therefore the verb _writes_ is of the _singular_ number, agreeing with its nominative _girl_. ❋ Samuel Kirkham (N/A)

Also by the term singular, I stick to only mathematical definition rather than its physical existence. ❋ Infinique (2009)

AN amiable enthusiast, immortal in his beautiful little romance of Paul and Virginia, has given us in his Miscellanies a chapter on the Pleasures of Tombs, -- a title singular enough, yet not inappropriate; for the meek - spirited and sentimental author has given, in his own flowing and eloquent language, its vindication. ❋ John Greenleaf Whittier (1849)

The "singular" is shipwrecked (George Oppen) as the world becomes "numerous," and the sonnet disdains its tradition as a monumental form by dissolving in its anticipated new beginnings. ❋ Unknown (1998)

This a singular is interconnected with a CHS trademark cap. ❋ Admin (2009)

I do not believe in singular happenstance therefore if a situation like this occurred once, it has happened again. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Yes, esperanza has it right and the RAE agrees. frijol, singular is used in the Americas (maybe only in North America) for the bean plant, the "fruit" of the bean plant and the seeds. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Always a large game, this a singular is for a Rose Bowl birth! ❋ Admin (2009)

If anyone wants a real sickener, get it first-person singular from the horse's mouth: ❋ Norfolk Blogger (2009)

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