singular

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   (grammar) referring to just one person or thing, not more than one

   The word "child" is singular, while "children" is plural.

2. 2
   adj

   unusual or remarkable in a striking way

   She has a singular talent for making everyone feel welcome.

3. 3
   adj

   strange or out of the ordinary

   It was very singular that he left without saying a word.

From Middle English singuler, from Old French, from Latin singulāris (“alone of its kind”), from Latin singulus (“single”).

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