singular

sin·gu·lar  (snggy-lr)

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

a. Of, relating to, or being a noun, pronoun, or adjective denoting a single person or thing or several entities considered as a single unit.

b. 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.

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[Middle English singuler, from Old French, from Latin singulris, from singulus, single; see single.]

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singu·lar·ly adv.

singu·lar·ness n.

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singular [ˈsɪŋgjʊlə]

adj

1. remarkable; exceptional; extraordinary a singular feat

2. unusual; odd a singular character

3. unique

4. (Linguistics) denoting a word or an inflected form of a word indicating that not more than one referent is being referred to or described

5. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic of or referring to a specific thing or person as opposed to something general

n

(Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar

a.  the singular number

b.  a singular form of a word

[from Latin singulāris single]

singularly  adv

singularness  n

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Singular of boars: a pack of boars—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	singular - the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton singular form descriptor, form, signifier, word form - the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached" plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
Adj.	1.	singular - unusual or striking; "a remarkable sight"; "such poise is singular in one so young" remarkable extraordinary - beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature"
	2.	singular - 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" peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, curious, funny, odd strange, unusual - being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird; "a strange exaltation that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what a strange sense of humor she has"
	3.	singular - 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 individual, single - being or characteristic of a single thing or person; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways"
	4.	singular - composed of one member, set, or kind plural - composed of more than one member, set, or kind
	5.	singular - grammatical number category referring to a single item or unit plural - grammatical number category referring to two or more items or units
	6.	singular - 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" unique single - existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual; "upon the hill stood a single tower"; "had but a single thought which was to escape"; "a single survivor"; "a single serving"; "a single lens"; "a single thickness"

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singular

adjective

1. single, individual The pronoun 'you' can be singular or plural.

2. remarkable, unique, extraordinary, outstanding, exceptional, rare, notable, eminent, uncommon, conspicuous, prodigious, unparalleled, noteworthy a smile of singular sweetness
remarkable common, normal, ordinary, usual, conventional, routine, everyday, commonplace, unremarkable, run-of-the-mill, unexceptional, common or garden

3. unusual, odd, strange, extraordinary, puzzling, curious, peculiar, eccentric, out-of-the-way, queer, oddball (informal), atypical, wacko (slang), outré, out there (slang) He was without doubt a singular character.
unusual common, normal, usual, conventional, routine, everyday, commonplace, unremarkable, run-of-the-mill, unexceptional, common or garden

Translations

singular [ˈsɪŋgjʊləʳ]

A. ADJ

1. (Ling) → singular
a singular noun → un sustantivo en singular

2. (= extraordinary) → singular, excepcional
a most singular occurrence → un suceso de lo más singular or excepcional
how very singular! → ¡qué raro!

B. N → singular m
in the singular → en singular

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singular [ˈsɪŋgjʊlə^r]

adj

(GRAMMAR) [verb, ending] → au singulier; [form] → du singulier
the singular form of ... → le singulier de ...
What is the singular form of "media"? → Quel est le singulier de "media"?

(= remarkable) → singulier/ière
a smile of singular sweetness → un sourire d'une singulière douceur

(= odd) → singulier/ière

n (GRAMMAR) → singulier m
in the singular → au singulier
in the feminine singular → au féminin singulier

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singular

adj

(Gram) → im Singular, singularisch (form); a singular noun → ein Substantiv nt → im Singular; singular ending → Singularendung f; singular form → Singular m

(= odd) → sonderbar, eigenartig; how very singular! → das ist aber sehr sonderbar or eigenartig!

(= outstanding) → einzigartig, einmalig

n → Singular m; in the singular → im Singular

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singular [ˈsɪŋgjʊləʳ]

1. adj

a. (Gram) → singolare

b. (frm) (extraordinary) → strano/a, singolare

2. n (Gram) → singolare m
in the singular → al singolare
in the feminine singular → al femminile singolare

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singular

n singular [ˈsiŋgjulə]

1 (also adjective) (in) the form of a word which expresses only one Foot' is the singular of `feet'; a singular noun/verb; The noun `foot' is singular. enkelvoud مُفْرَد грам. единствено число jednotné číslo ental der Singular; singularisch ενικός αριθμός (γραμμ.) singular ainsus, ainsuslik مفرد yksikkö, yksiköllinen singulier יָחִיד एकवचन jednina, singular egyes szám(ú) bentuk tunggal eintala singolare 単数 단수형 vienaskaita vienskaitlis mufrad enkelvoud entall, singularis; entalls- pojedynczy singular singular единственное число jednotné číslo ednina jednina singular[] เป็นเอกพจน์ tekil (hâl) 單數(詞) однина مفرد، واحد dạng số ít 单数（词）

2 the state of being singular Is this noun in the singular or the plural? enkelvoudig صيغَة الأفْراد в единствено число jednotné číslo ental der Singular ενικός (ως ιδιότητα στη γραμμ.) singular ainsus يكتا yksikkö singulier יָחִיד एकवचन koji dolazi u jednini egyes szám tunggal eintala singolare 単数形 단수 vienaskaita vienskaitlis mufrad enkelvoud entall liczba pojedyncza singular singular единственное число jednotné číslo ednina jednina singular คำเอกพจน์ tekil (olma) 單數形態 однина واحد ہونے کی حالت từ ở dạng số ít 单数

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singular → مفرد jednotné číslo ental Singular ενικός singular yksikkö singulier jednina singolare 単数 단수 enkelvoudsvorm entall liczba pojedyncza singular единственное число singular เอกพจน์ tekil dạng số ít 单数