singular

(sĭng'gyə-lər)
adj.

1. Being only one; individual.
2. Being the only one of a kind; unique.
3. Being beyond what is ordinary or usual; remarkable.
4. Deviating from the usual or expected; odd. See synonyms at strange.
5. Grammar.
   1. Of, relating to, or being a noun, pronoun, or adjective denoting a single person or thing or several entities considered as a single unit.
   2. Of, relating to, or being a verb expressing the action or state of a single subject.
6. Logic. Of or relating to the specific as distinguished from the general; individual.

n. Grammar

1. The singular number or a form designating it.
2. A word having a singular number.

[Middle English singuler, from Old French, from Latin singulāris, from singulus, single. See single.]

singularly sin'gu·lar·ly adv.
singularness sin'gu·lar·ness n.

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adjective

1. Being or related to a distinct entity: discrete, individual, particular, separate, single. See include/exclude.
2. Alone in a given category: lone, one, only, particular, separate, single, sole, solitary, unique. Idioms: first and last, one and only. See include/exclude.
3. Without equal or rival: alone, incomparable, matchless, nonpareil, only, peerless, unequaled, unexampled, unique, unmatched, unparalleled, unrivaled. See same/different/compare.
4. Far beyond what is usual, normal, or customary: exceptional, extraordinary, magnificent, outstanding, preeminent, rare, remarkable, towering, uncommon, unusual. Informal standout. Slang awesome, out of sight. See better/worse, usual/unusual.
5. Deviating from the customary: bizarre, cranky, curious, eccentric, erratic, freakish, idiosyncratic, odd, outlandish, peculiar, quaint, queer, quirky, strange, unnatural, unusual, weird. Slang kooky, screwball. British Slang rum, rummy². See usual/unusual.

adj

Definition: alone, separate
Antonyms: attached, combined, mixed, together

adj

Definition: unique, odd
Antonyms: normal, ordinary, regular, usual

In nouns, pronouns, and verbs, the grammatical form that refers to only one thing. In the following sentence, the singular words are italicized: “The police officer stops anyone who crosses before the light changes.” (Compare plural; see agreement.)

IN BRIEF: One of a kind. Also: In grammar, a word that refers to one person or thing.

It is a singular characteristic of love that we cannot hide it where it exists, or pretend it where it does not exist. — Magdeleine Sable (c. 1599-1678), French patroness of letters.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - enestående, særlig, sjælden, ualmindelig
n. - ental, singularis

idioms:

• singular noun    navneord i ental

Nederlands (Dutch)
enkelvoud, uitzonderlijk, opmerkelijk, enkelvoudig, uniek

Français (French)
adj. - (Ling) singulier, singulier
n. - (Ling) singulier

idioms:

• singular noun    nom singulier

Deutsch (German)
n. - Einzahl, Singular
adj. - einzeln, einzigartig, sonderbar, singularisch

idioms:

• singular noun    Substantiv im Singular

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (γραμμ.) ενικός (αριθμός)
adj. - μοναδικός, ιδιόμορφος, ξεχωριστός, ιδιότυπος, ανεπανάληπτος, ατομικός

idioms:

• singular noun    ουσιαστικό ενικού αριθμού

Italiano (Italian)
singolare, strano, insolito, eccezionale

idioms:

• singular noun    nome singolare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - singular (m) (Gram.)
adj. - singular, excepcional, excêntrico

idioms:

• singular noun    substantivo (m) singular

Русский (Russian)
странный, необыкновенный, единственный, своеобразный

idioms:

• singular noun    существительное единственного числа

Español (Spanish)
adj. - singular, extraño, peculiar, impar, notable, curioso, insólito, poco común, excepcional, extraordinario, individual
n. - singular (gramática), número singular

idioms:

• singular noun    sustantivo singular

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - singularform
adj. - entals-, ovanlig, säregen, enastående, märklig, egendomlig, besynnerlig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
单数的, 独个的, 单一的, 非凡的, 卓越的, 单数

idioms:

• singular noun    没有复数形式的单数名词

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 單數的, 獨個的, 單一的, 非凡的, 卓越的
n. - 單數

idioms:

• singular noun    沒有複數形式的單數名詞

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 유일한, 각각의, 이례적인
n. - 단수, 단칭 명제

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - まれな, 非凡な, 個別の, 単数の, 並外れた, 唯一の, 奇妙な
n. - 単数, 単数名辞

idioms:

• singular noun    単数名詞

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألمفرد, صيغه ألمفرد (صفه) شخصي, فردي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮יחיד, יוצא מן הכלל, לא רגיל, מוזר, משונה, בעל תכונות ייחודיות‬
n. - ‮לשון יחיד (דקדוק)‬

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