Meaning & Definition of Singular in English

1. The form of a word that is used to denote a singleton

1. Unusual or striking

• "A remarkable sight"

• "Such poise is singular in one so young"

2. 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"

3. 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

4. Composed of one member, set, or kind

5. Grammatical number category referring to a single item or unit

6. 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"