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singular English

Learners of English as a second language usually know the word singular once they have reached the level C2 – Proficient. English words by learner level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

Meaning singular meaning

What does singular mean?

Definitions in simple English

singular Adjective

— If a noun is singular in English grammar, it usually refers to only one thing. If I say, "one cat", that's singular, but if I say, "a lot of cats", that's plural.

— If something is singular, then it is unique. The singular appearance of the man caught his attention.

singular

— adjective (= remarkable) unusual or striking a remarkable sight such poise is singular in one so young

— adjective being a single and separate person or thing 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 — William James

— adjective (= curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum) beyond or deviating from the usual or expected 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

— adjective (= unique) the single one of its kind 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

— adjective grammatical number category referring to a single item or unit

— adjective composed of one member, set, or kind

— noun the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton

Synonyms singular synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as singular?

singular English » English

unique

single

peculiar

strange

odd

exceptional

unusual

unequaled

remarkable

rare

uncommon

matchless

extraordinary

unprecedented

unparalleled

sole

queer

funny

curious

weird

unfamiliar

solitary

singular number

singular form

rummy

rum

reflexive pronoun

only

one and only

odd number

neutral

alone

yours

your

whimsical

unwonted

unseen

unseasonable

unrepeatable

unordinary

unit

unequalled

unconventional

unaccustomed

type

surprising

surpassing

sui genesis

sui generis

sublime

Topics singular topics

What do people use singular to talk about?

Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Trouble

Separate, alone

• What words refer to being alone?
  be separate alone lonely isolated hermit recluse cloistered sanctified singular bachelor old maid orphan be by yourself cut off from people marooned remote distant

States Quality Type, kind Common

Unusual

• What words describe something that is unusual?
  unusual rare infrequent out of the ordinary abnormal unnatural atypical singular

Grammar

• What words are used to talk about grammar?
  inflect inflection case decline declension conjugate conjugation parse paradigm rule singular plural

Examples singular examples

How do I use singular in a sentence?

Simple sentences

A noun can be singular or plural.

Money is a singular thing. It ranks with love as man's greatest source of joy. And with death as his greatest source of anxiety.

She is a woman of singular beauty.

There are many religions, but the truth is singular.

Movie subtitles

The astronomers suddenly notice strange beings coming out from underneath the mushrooms while making singular contortions.

It's with a heavy heart that I take up my pen to write these last words in which I shall ever record singular gifts by which my friend.

Oh, she wasn't considered, er, singular.

Singular.

Something singular must be done with him.

Another idol has replaced me in your heart. A golden idol. It's singular.

Her power over men is said to be of a singular quality.

You're a singular girl.

The singular duty of this ship. is to carry a combat-loaded battalion landing team. of some 1,400 officers and men. and land them, together with all necessary equipment, right in the laps of the enemy.

What a singular magnetic wonder.

I fail to see why I should find this one of singular interest.

A singular person.

While I was riding here, I noticed a singular lack of vegetation in the area.

Last night you asked me about the singular aridity of the land around this house.

Do you observe anything singular about these footprints, Watson?

This singular structure is known as Driercliff House.

Singular. A woman of your temperament.

It's singular.

But this is a very singular. very difficult..

I have a nose for making singular discoveries.

I take a singular interest in young and budding life.

But since you honor me by granting me this rather singular quality, the question I asked you is the more pertinent.

He's a kind of captivating monster who exudes a singular charm.

It's not the magistrate who's talking to you here, it's the man, it's the friend, who wonders if your exceptional and at times very singular eloquence might not be of such a kind, I repeat, as to encourage crime. Yes!

From then on, I vowed to devote myself exclusively to the happiness of others, in the plural, but never to the happiness of another, in the singular.

Two are the cuckolds, but they were born in the singular.

You've had a singular honour conferred on you, Jim.

I don't need to tell you that this is a singular chance for us all to.

An accident occurred which took him out of the Service in a rather singular manner.

A singular sight, I fear.

This one of singular and unmistakable purpose.

News and current affairs

The metaphor of war has the singular advantage that it clearly and strongly evokes the intensity of the counterattack that was called for.

Most important, despite the challenges it faces, the Chinese economy's singular importance is now widely recognized.

Civilization (singular) is, on the contrary, an evaluative moral category: the opposite of barbarism.

Certainly, coordination between the member states exists, and is even successful at times, but without strong European institutions, such singular successes will not last.

A singular vision has always animated this process: animosity between neighbors must not be allowed to fester, and the rule of law must reign not just within countries, but also between them.

Without Gorbachev and his singular courage, the stream of events across Europe during fall of 1989 never would have been possible.

After all, a long-term agreement would be both a singular foreign-policy achievement for Obama and a boon to his efforts to disentangle the US from the Middle East.

The meaning of the words civilization and culture is very different when they are used in singular and plural forms.

Global supply chains are now becoming more resilient, owing to the duplication of singular bottlenecks that can bring much larger systems down.

India's historical patrimony is very different from China's, for example, not to mention the singular experience of Japan.

STANFORD - During the late 1990's, a singular phenomenon appeared in countries around the world.

While there were some singular bilateral accomplishments, such as the adoption of the US-India civil nuclear energy deal, the US has been perceived to be less effective in dealing with the region's burgeoning multilateral frameworks.

Theirs is the nationalism of free, liberated people, who can expect the most generous devolution deals possible to protect their singular legacies and address their grievances.