the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton
Used in a Sentence
singular
How to use singular in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for singular.
Editorial note
It wasn't a singular event but over 6 months he lost it and he's never been the same.
Examples10
Definitions7
Parts of speech2
Quick take
the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of singular gathered in one view.
unusual or striking; "a remarkable sight"; "such poise is singular in one so young"
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for singular.
noun
the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton
adjective
unusual or striking; "a remarkable sight"; "such poise is singular in one so young"
See also: remarkable
adjective
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"
adjective
being a single and separate person or thing; "can the singular person be understood apart from his culture?"; "every fact in the world might be singular...unlike any other fact and sole of its kind"-William James
adjective
composed of one member, set, or kind
adjective
grammatical number category referring to a single item or unit
adjective
the single one of its kind; "a singular example"; "the unique existing example of Donne's handwriting"; "a unique copy of an ancient manuscript"; "certain types of problems have unique solutions"
See also: unique
Example sentences
It wasn't a singular event but over 6 months he lost it and he's never been the same.
Each company should be held responsible for their own, singular actions.
I disagree, since there's a strong history of singular, third-person use of "they" in English.
Their singular focus is often the bottom line and the company's financial health.
MZ thinks of himself as the embodiment of the singularity... whatever that means.
A singular queue is easy to handle, but it also imposes a single point of failure and is a performance bottleneck.
It seems more and more like Google is the only powerful singular force whose incentives align with the Web instead of with more centralized production hubs.
If I'm defining a user control for a design mockup, and I need to make a change to that control, in Photoshop all I have to do is edit the singular smart object source.
An iconographic digital hologram of the total sum of your parts - all wrapped up real nice in a uniform singular profitable little package called your user profile.
This and TFA hit to the heart of the problem with Google+: Google has willfully refused to acknowledge or understand that singular humans have multiple personas, and that we do not and cannot allow those to mix.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use singular in a sentence?
It wasn't a singular event but over 6 months he lost it and he's never been the same.
What does singular mean?
the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton
What part of speech is singular?
singular is commonly used as noun, adjective.