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English adjective: singular | |||
| 1. | singular unusual or striking | ||
| Samples | A remarkable sight. Such poise is singular in one so young. | ||
| Synonyms | remarkable | ||
| Similar | extraordinary | ||
| Antonyms | ordinary | ||
| 2. | singular beyond or deviating from the usual or expected | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy | ||
| Similar | strange, unusual | ||
| Antonyms | familiar | ||
| 3. | singular being a single and separate person or thing | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Similar | individual, single | ||
| Antonyms | common | ||
| 4. | singular composed of one member, set, or kind | ||
| Antonyms | plural | ||
| 5. | singular grammatical number category referring to a single item or unit | ||
| Antonyms | plural | ||
| 6. | singular the single one of its kind | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | unique | ||
| Similar | single | ||
| Antonyms | multiple | ||
English noun: singular | |||
| 1. | singular (communication) the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton | ||
| Synonyms | singular form | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | descriptor, form, signifier, word form | ||
| Antonyms | plural, plural form | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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