singular

/ˈsiŋ-gyə-lər/

Middle English singuler, from Anglo-French, from Latin singularis, from singulus only one

adjective

  1. of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual

  2. of, relating to, or being a word form denoting one person, thing, or instance

  3. of or relating to a single instance or to something considered by itself

a singular noun

strange singular unique peculiar eccentric erratic odd quaint outlandish mean departing from what is ordinary, usual, or to be expected. strange stresses unfamiliarity and may apply to the foreign, the unnatural, the unaccountable. singular suggests individuality or puzzling strangeness.

noun

  1. the singular number, the inflectional form denoting it, or a word in that form

  2. a singular term

noun

  1. singularity