Word Meaning

singular definition and meaning

a. Separate or apart from others; single; distinct.
a. Engaged in by only one on a side; single.
a. Existing by itself; single; individual.
a. Each; individual; as, to convey several parcels of land, all and singular.
a. Denoting one person or thing; as, the singular number; -- opposed to dual and plural.
a. Standing by itself; out of the ordinary course; unusual; uncommon; strange; as, a singular phenomenon.
a. Distinguished as existing in a very high degree; rarely equaled; eminent; extraordinary; exceptional; as, a man of singular gravity or attainments.
a. Departing from general usage or expectations; odd; whimsical; -- often implying disapproval or consure.
a. Being alone; belonging to, or being, that of which there is but one; unique.
n. An individual instance; a particular.
n. The singular number, or the number denoting one person or thing; a word in the singular number.