Singular Definition

sĭnggyə-lər
adjective
Being the only one of its kind; single; unique.
A singular specimen.
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Exceptional; extraordinary; remarkable.
Singular beauty.
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Peculiar; strange; odd.
What a singular remark!
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Of an individual thing considered by itself.
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Designating or of the category of number that refers to only one person or thing.
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Synonyms:
rummyrumqueerpeculiaroddfunnycuriousuniqueremarkablebizarrewhimsicalunwontedunusualunprecedentedunparalleled
Antonyms:
pluralordinaryregularnormalusualmixedattachedcombinedtogether
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noun
The singular number.
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The singular form of a word.
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A word in singular form.
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A thing considered apart from all others.
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Singular is a grammar term that is defined as the form of a word used when discussing only one person.
"He" is an example of a singular pronoun.
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Synonyms:
singular form
Antonyms:
plural
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Other Word Forms of Singular

Noun

Singular:
singular
Plural:
singulars

Origin of Singular

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

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English singuler from Old French from Latin singulāris from singulus single single

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Singular Sentence Examples

  • His position was one of singular difficulty.

  • At common law, while a lease was binding on the grantor and his heirs, it was not good against " singular successors," i.e.

  • The kloof between the mountain and Lion's Head is of singular beauty.

  • The word was a singular impression of anguish and surprise.

  • Ricardo's statement of the theory left upon the world an impression, not wholly just, of singular clearness.

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Words Starting With

SSISIN

Words Ending With

RARLAR

Unscrambles

singular

Words Starting With S and Ending With R

Starts With S & Ends With RStarts With SI & Ends With RStarts With S & Ends With AR

Word Length

8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With S8 Letter Words Ending With R