Antonyms for singular


Grammar : Adj
Spell : sing-gyuh-ler
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪŋ gyə lər


Definition of singular

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "alone, apart; being a unit; special, unsurpassed," from Old French singuler "personal particular; distinctive; singular in number" (12c., Modern French singulier) or directly from Latin singularis "single, solitary, one by one, one at a time; peculiar, remarkable," from singulus (see single (adj.)). Meaning "remarkably good, unusual, rare, separated from others (by excellence), uncommon" is from c.1400 in English; this also was a common meaning of Latin singularis.
  • adj unique, odd
  • adj alone, separate
Example sentences :
  • It is a record of singular variety and singular distinction.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • He had a singular feeling that someone had been looking at him while he slept.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • As a matter of fact, we do find a singular satisfaction in the troubles of others.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • In grammar it is a pronoun of the first person and singular number.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • The address was written in a singular hand; in large, print-looking letters.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • He was certainly beset by this singular idea, which became, so to say, a prediction.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • How astonishing had been the destiny of Rome, what a singular, borrowed royalty had been hers!
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • It is singular, on the other hand, that no iron implement has ever been discovered in the mounds.
  • Extract from : « The Nation in a Nutshell » by George Makepeace Towle
  • "My dear, beautiful girl," it began; and she stared at these singular words.
  • Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
  • The circumstance occurs to me with a singular clearness of recollection this evening.
  • Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens

Synonyms for singular

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