unicity

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /juˈnɪsəti/ UK /juːˈnɪsɪti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the quality of being unique or singular; oneness

Cryptographers speak of the unicity distance of a cipher.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being unique... uniqueness singularity oneness singleness unity

Opposites

multiplicity plurality

Word family

Related forms unique unity unit union

Etymology

From Medieval Latin unicitas, from Latin unicus ('only, sole'), from unus ('one').

unicitas Latin unicus Latin unus Latin *óynos Proto-Indo-European

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# unicity

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /juˈnɪsəti/
**IPA (UK):** /juːˈnɪsɪti/

## Meanings
1. the quality of being unique or singular; oneness

## Examples
- Cryptographers speak of the unicity distance of a cipher.

## Synonyms
- uniqueness
- singularity
- oneness
- singleness
- unity

## Antonyms
- multiplicity
- plurality

## Related Forms
- unique
- unity
- unit
- union

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: unicitas
- Root: unicus
- Root: unus
- Root: *óynos

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin unicitas, from Latin unicus ('only, sole'), from unus ('one').

## AI Etymology
Unicity is from Medieval Latin unicitas, from Latin unicus ('only, sole'), from unus ('one'). Important recorded forms include unicitas (Latin), unicus (Latin), unus (Latin), and *óynos (Proto-Indo-European). The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers the quality of being unique or singular; oneness. The wider family includes related words such as unique, unity, unit, and union.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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