singular

Meaning

Adj

1. Being only one of a larger population; single, individual.
2. Being the only one of the kind; unique.
3. Distinguished by superiority: peerless, unmatched, eminent, exceptional, extraordinary.
4. Out of the ordinary; curious.
5. Referring to only one thing or person.
6. Having no inverse.
7. Having the property that the matrix of coefficients of the new variables has a determinant equal to zero.
8. Not equal to its own cofinality.
9. Each; individual.
10. (obsolete) Engaged in by only one on a side; single.

Noun

1. A form of a word that refers to only one person or thing.
2. That which is not general; a specific determinate instance.

Opposite of

general, specific, plural, invertible, non-singular

Synonyms

unique

single

peculiar

strange

odd

exceptional

unequaled

unusual

remarkable

rare

uncommon

extraordinary

matchless

funny

😄

curious

unparalleled

unprecedented

queer

sole

odd number

one and only

weird

singular form

unfamiliar

solitary

only

rummy

rum

singular number

alone

reflexive pronoun

neutral

monadic

monad

lonesome

exception

lone

kind

especial

isolated

infrequent

eminent

contrary

azygous

private

phenomenal

privy

individual

quirky

particular

Translations

singulier

singular

singolare

singular

singular

enkelvoud

Einzahl

Singular

único

tekil

singularis

singulär

strano

enkelvoudig

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɪŋ.ɡjə.lɚ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: singuler

In summary

From Middle English singuler, from Old French, from Latin singulāris (“alone of its kind”), from Latin singulus (“single”).