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Definition of Singular
1. Adjective. Unusual or striking. "Such poise is singular in one so young"
2. Noun. The form of a word that is used to denote a singleton.
Generic synonyms: Descriptor, Form, Signifier, Word Form
Antonyms: Plural
3. Adjective. Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected. "Singular behavior"
Similar to: Strange, Unusual
Derivative terms: Curiosity, Curiousness, Oddity, Peculiarity, Queerness, Singularity
4. Adjective. Being a single and separate person or thing. "Every fact in the world might be singular...unlike any other fact and sole of its kind"
5. Adjective. Composed of one member, set, or kind.
6. Adjective. Grammatical number category referring to a single item or unit.
7. Adjective. The single one of its kind. "Certain types of problems have unique solutions"
Definition of Singular
1. a. Separate or apart from others; single; distinct.
2. n. An individual instance; a particular.
Definition of Singular
1. Adjective. Being only one of a larger population. ¹
2. Adjective. Being the only one of the kind; unique. ¹
3. Adjective. Distinguished by superiority, coming across as such. ¹
4. Adjective. Being out of the ordinary, coming across as such. ¹
5. Adjective. (grammar) Referring to only one thing or person. ¹
6. Adjective. (context: linear algebra of matrix) Having no inverse. ¹
7. Adjective. (context: linear algebra of transformation) Having the property that the matrix of coefficients of the new variables has a determinant equal to zero. ¹
8. Noun. (grammar) A form of a word that refers to only one person or thing. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Singular
1. a word form that denotes one person or thing [n -S]