unique B1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /juːˈniːk/ See IPA manual Freq #2755 Meanings 1 adj Being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else. Every person has a unique set of fingerprints. 2 adj Very special, remarkable, or unusual. The city has a unique charm that visitors never forget. 3 adj Belonging to only one particular person, place, or thing. This plant is unique to the island and grows nowhere else. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · being the only one of its... one of a kindsingularone-off 2 adj · very special, remarkable,... unparalleledunequalled More aloneazygousincomparablematchlessnonpareilonlypeerlessunequaledunmatchedunrivalled ↔ Opposites commonnormal Word family Forms uniquely Derived forms non-uniqueuniqueluniquenessuniquifyuniquity Related forms idealinimitablenonesuchone-of-a-kindone-offparagonsnowflakesolesolitarystrangeunicityuniqueness Common collocations unique ability Adjective + noun Etymology AI details Borrowed from French unique. Piecewise doublet of any. unique French View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # unique **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /juːˈniːk/ **Frequency rank:** 2755 ## Meanings 1. Being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else. 2. Very special, remarkable, or unusual. 3. Belonging to only one particular person, place, or thing. ## Examples - Every person has a unique set of fingerprints. - The city has a unique charm that visitors never forget. - This plant is unique to the island and grows nowhere else. ## Synonyms - alone - azygous - incomparable - matchless - nonpareil - only - peerless - singular - unequaled - unmatched - unparalleled - unrivalled ## Antonyms - common - normal ## Derived Forms - non-unique - uniquel - uniqueness - uniquify - uniquity ## Related Forms - ideal - inimitable - nonesuch - one-of-a-kind - one-off - paragon - snowflake - sole - solitary - strange - unicity - uniqueness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: unique ## Etymology Borrowed from French unique. Piecewise doublet of any. ## AI Etymology Unique is borrowed from French unique. Piecewise doublet of any. The historical line also includes French unique. In present-day use, it can mean being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else, or very special, remarkable, or unusual. Derived formations include non-unique, uniquel, uniqueness, uniquify, uniquity. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown