singular

Letters that make singular

s, a, g, l, n, r, i, u are letters that make 'singular'

Words within singular

la, si, ar, ng, SI, GU, in, sin, gula, AR, IN, LA, Gula, Sin, NGU, Ar, In, La, Si, sing are words within 'singular'


7 possible definitions for 'singular'

Singular as "unusual or striking"

Under this definition, singular is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

remarkable has the same meaning as singular

Derivatives of singular

singularity is a derivative of singular.

Similar to singular

extraordinary is similar to singular.

Example of singular used within this context

"a remarkable sight", "such poise is singular in one so young"


Singular as "composed of one member, set, or kind"

Under this definition, singular is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

plural has the opposite meaning of singular


Singular as "grammatical number category referring to a single item or unit"

Under this definition, singular is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

plural has the opposite meaning of singular


Singular as "the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton"

Under this definition, singular is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

singular form has the same meaning as singular

Antonyms

plural, plural form have the opposite meaning of 'singular'

singular as a type

'singular' can be a type of form, word form, signifier, descriptor.


Singular as "the single one of its kind"

Under this definition, singular is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

unique has the same meaning as singular

Derivatives of singular

singularity, uniqueness are derivatives of 'singular'.

Similar to singular

single is similar to singular.

Example of singular used within this context

"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"


Singular as "beyond or deviating from the usual or expected"

Under this definition, singular is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

curious, odd, peculiar, funny, queer, rum, rummy have the same meaning as 'singular'

Derivatives of singular

curio, curiosity, rarity, strangeness, oddity, quirkiness, foreignness, curiousness, oddment, queerness, crotchet, quirk, singularity, peculiarity are derivatives of 'singular'.

Similar to singular

unusual, strange are similar to 'singular'.

Example of singular used within this context

"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"


Singular as "being a single and separate person or thing"

Under this definition, singular is an adjective and has the following properties:

Derivatives of singular

singularity, uniqueness are derivatives of 'singular'.

Similar to singular

individual, single are similar to 'singular'.

Example of singular used within this context

"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



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