1. (

• singular ,
• singular_form

) the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton ;

1. (

• remarkable ,
• singular

) unusual or striking; "a remarkable sight"; "such poise is singular in one so young" ;

2. (

• curious ,
• funny ,
• odd ,
• peculiar ,
• queer ,
• rum ,
• rummy ,
• singular

) 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" ;

3. (

• singular

) 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 ;

4. (

• singular ,

) composed of one member, set, or kind ;

5. (

• singular

) grammatical number category referring to a single item or unit ;

6. (

• singular ,
• unique

) 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" ;