Singularity
[sɪŋgjʊ'lærɪtɪ] or ['sɪŋgjə'lærəti]
Definition
(noun.) the quality of being one of a kind; 'that singularity distinguished him from all his companions'.
(noun.) strangeness by virtue of being remarkable or unusual.
Edited by Gillian--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The quality or state of being singular; some character or quality of a thing by which it is distinguished from all, or from most, others; peculiarity.
(n.) Anything singular, rare, or curious.
(n.) Possession of a particular or exclusive privilege, prerogative, or distinction.
(n.) Celibacy.
Typist: Sonia
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Uncommonness, rareness, rarity, strangeness, oddness, abnormity, aberration, irregularity.[2]. Peculiarity, particularity, idiosyncrasy, individuality.[3]. Eccentricity, oddity, queerness.
Checked by Jennie
Examples
- Singularity is almost invariably a clue. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- I haven't got to keep it warm,' Mr Wegg made answer, in a sort of desperation occasioned by the singularity of the question. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- There is an indefinite sense that he must be invading some region of singularity, good or bad. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- My refusing to eat flesh occasioned an inconvenience, and I was frequently chid for my singularity. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- If they had, it would be no matter of surprise, and the singularity of the thing would cease. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I have discovered but few national singularities among them. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
Edited by Davy