singularity
NounUS[sing-gyuh-ler-uh-tee]/ˈsɪŋɡjəˈlɛrəti/5 syllables
Synonyms:
uniqueness
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)singularities
- the quality of being one of a kind“that singularity distinguished him from all his companions”Synonyms: uniquenessType of individuality, individualism
- strangeness by virtue of being remarkable or unusualType of unfamiliarity, strangeness
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Sin′gu·lar′i·ty (sĭṉ′gū-lăr′ĭ-ty̆), noun; pl. Singularities (sĭṉ′wb-a2′>′gū·lăr′wb-a1′>′ĭ·tĭz).
Origin: L. singularitas: cf. F. singularité.
1. 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.
Pliny addeth this singularity to that soil, that the second year the very falling down of the seeds yieldeth corn.— Sir. W. Raleigh.
I took notice of this little figure for the singularity of the instrument.— Joseph Addison
2. Anything singular, rare, or curious.
Your gallery Have we passed through, not without much content In many singularities.— William Shakespeare
3. Possession of a particular or exclusive privilege, prerogative, or distinction.
No bishop of Rome ever took upon him this name of singularity [universal bishop].— Richard Hooker
Catholicism... must be understood in opposition to the legal singularity of the Jewish nation.— Bp. John Pearson
4. Celibacy. obsolete Taylor, Jeremy
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54