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Singular

noun
/ˈsɪŋɡjʊlə/
Word Frequency: 9.1

Definitions

1.noun(grammar) A form of a word that refers to only one person or thing.
2.nounThat which is not general; a specific determinate instance.
3.adjectiveBeing only one of a larger population.
"A singular experiment cannot be regarded as scientific proof of the existence of a phenomenon."
4.adjectiveBeing the only one of the kind; unique.
"She has a singular personality."
5.adjectiveDistinguished by superiority: peerless, unmatched, eminent, exceptional, extraordinary.
"a man of singular gravity or attainments"
6.adjectiveOut of the ordinary; curious.
"It was very singular; I don't know why he did it."
7.adjective(grammar) Referring to only one thing or person.
8.adjective(of matrix) Having no inverse.
9.adjective(of transformation) Having the property that the matrix of coefficients of the new variables has a determinant equal to zero.
10.adjective(of a cardinal number) Not equal to its own cofinality.
11.adjectiveEach; individual.
"to convey several parcels of land, all and singular"
12.adjectiveEngaged in by only one on a side; single.

Synonyms

curiouseccentricfunnyoddpeculiarrumrummystrangeunusualexceptionalextraordinaryremarkable

Antonyms

pluralgeneralinvertiblenon-singular
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