singleness

sin·gle  (snggl)

adj.

1. Not accompanied by another or others; solitary.

2.

a. Consisting of one part, aspect, or section: a single thickness; a single serving.

b. Having the same application for all; uniform: a single moral code for all.

c. Consisting of one in number: She had but a single thought, which was to escape.

3. Not divided; unbroken: a single slab of ice.

4.

a. Separate from others; individual and distinct: Every single child will receive a gift.

b. Having individual opponents; involving two individuals only: single combat.

5.

a. Honest; undisguised: a single adoration.

b. Wholly attentive: You must judge the contest with a single eye.

6. Designed to accommodate one person: a single bed.

7.

a. Unmarried.

b. Lacking a partner: a single parent.

c. Relating to the unmarried state: enjoys the single life.

d. Of or relating to celibacy.

8. Botany Having only one rank or row of petals: a single flower.

n.

1. One that is separate and individual.

2. An accommodation for one person, as in a hotel.

3.

a. An unmarried person.

b. singles Unmarried persons considered as a group: a bar for singles.

4. A one-dollar bill.

5.

a. A phonograph record, especially a forty-five, having one song on each side.

b. A song on one of these sides.

c. A song, often from a full-length album or compact disk, that is released for airplay.

6. Baseball A hit by which a batter reaches first base safely; a one-base hit.

7. Sports

a. A hit for one run in cricket.

b. A golf match between two players.

c. A tennis or badminton match between two players. Often used in the plural.

d. singles A competition in which individuals compete against each other, as in rowing or figure skating.

v. sin·gled, sin·gling, sin·gles

v.tr.

1. To choose or distinguish from others. Often used with out: We singled her out from the list of applicants.

2. Baseball

a. To cause (a base runner) to score or advance by making a one-base hit: singled him to second.

b. To cause the scoring of (a run) by a one-base hit.

v.intr. Baseball

To make a single.

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[Middle English sengle, from Old French, from Latin singulus; see sem-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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single·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	singleness - without hypocrisy; "the singleness of his motives could not be questioned" straightforwardness sincerity - the quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical; "his sincerity inspired belief"; "they demanded some proof of my sincerity"
	2.	singleness - the quality of concentrating on one central objective; "his singleness of purpose" assiduity, assiduousness, concentration - great and constant diligence and attention

Translations

singleness [ˈsɪŋglnɪs] N singleness of purpose → resolución f, firmeza f

singleness

n singleness of purpose → Zielstrebigkeit f; his singleness of purpose caused him to neglect his family → er ging so vollkommen in der Sache auf, dass er seine Familie vernachlässigte

singleness [ˈsɪŋglnɪs] n singleness of purpose → tenacia