unique

/yu̇-ˈnēk/

French, from Latin unicus, from unus one

adjective

  1. being the only one : sole

  2. being without a like or equal : unequaled

  3. distinctively characteristic : peculiar

his unique concern was his own comfort

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.