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Good things are associated with blue, like clear days, more than singing the blues. Just the word 'blue' in the singular is full of optimism and positive connotation to most people.
David Carson

Meaning of "singular" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SINGULAR

From Latin singulārissingle.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SINGULAR

singular  [ˈsɪŋɡjʊlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SINGULAR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Singular can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SINGULAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Singular

Singular may refer to: ▪ Singular number, in grammar, a term for words denoting a unit quantity, as opposed to the plural and other forms ▪ Singular homology ▪ SINGULAR, an open source Computer Algebra System ▪ Singular or sounder, a group of boar, see List of animal names ▪ Singular matrix, a matrix that is not invertible ▪ Singular measure, a measure or probability distribution whose support has zero Lebesgue measure ▪ Singular cardinal, an infinite cardinal number that is not a regular cardinal ▪ The property of a singularity or singular point in various meanings; see Singularity...

Definition of singular in the English dictionary

The first definition of singular in the dictionary is remarkable; exceptional; extraordinary. Other definition of singular is unusual; odd. Singular is also unique.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SINGULAR


angular
ˈæŋɡjʊlə
cingula
ˈsɪŋɡjʊlə
cingular
ˈsɪŋɡjʊlə
equiangular
ˌiːkwɪˈæŋɡjʊlə
heptangular
hɛpˈtæŋɡjʊlə
hexangular
hɛkˈsæŋɡjʊlə
lingula
ˈlɪŋɡjʊlə
lingular
ˈlɪŋɡjʊlə
multangular
mʌlˈtæŋɡjʊlə
multiangular
ˌmʌltɪˈæŋɡjʊlə
octangular
ɒkˈtæŋɡjʊlə
pentangular
pɛnˈtæŋɡjʊlə
quadrangular
kwɒˈdræŋɡjʊlə
rectangular
rɛkˈtæŋɡjʊlə
slangular
ˈslæŋɡjʊlə
subangular
sʌbˈæŋɡjʊlə
subtriangular
ˌsʌbtraɪˈæŋɡjʊlə
triangular
traɪˈæŋɡjʊlə
ungula
ˈʌŋɡjʊlə
ungular
ˈʌŋɡjʊlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SINGULAR

singletree
Singlish
singly
singsong
singsongy
Singspiel
singular noun
singularisation
singularise
singularism
singularist
singularities
singularity
singularization
singularize
singularly
singularness
singulary
singult
singultus

WORDS THAT END LIKE SINGULAR

canon regular
cardiovascular
cellular
circular
go for the jugular
gular
in particular
irregular
jugular
ligular
modular
molecular
muscular
particular
popular
regular
spectacular
stereoregular
tegular
titular

Synonyms and antonyms of singular in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SINGULAR»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «singular» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of singular

Translation of «singular» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SINGULAR

Find out the translation of singular to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of singular from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «singular» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

单数
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

singular
570 millions of speakers

English

singular
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एकवचन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُفْرَد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

единственное число
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

singular
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

singulier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tunggal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Singular
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

単数
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

단수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Singular
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dạng số ít
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒருமை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

असामान्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tekil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

singolare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

liczba pojedyncza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

однина
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

singular
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ενικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

enkelvoud
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

singular
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

entall
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of singular

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SINGULAR»

The term «singular» is very widely used and occupies the 12.534 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SINGULAR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «singular» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «singular» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about singular

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10 QUOTES WITH «SINGULAR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word singular.
1
Aberjhani
Because Mr. Mandela's early opponents invested so many resources into distorting the true nature of his advocacy, the singular historic moment millions now celebrate could have been tragically lost to guerrilla decontextualization.
2
Jean Baudrillard
Seduction is always more singular and sublime than sex and it commands the higher price.
3
Michael Behe
This fact immediately suggested a singular event - that at some time in the distant past the universe began expanding from an extremely small size. To many people this inference was loaded with overtones of a supernatural event - the creation, the beginning of the universe.
4
Allan Bloom
Nothing is more singular about this generation than its addiction to music.
5
Walther Bothe
During this time I had the singular good fortune of being able to discuss the problem constantly with Einstein. Some experiments done at Einstein's suggestion yielded no decisively new result.
6
Darren Boyd
After we'd filmed one series of 'Kiss Me Kate,' everyone was saying: 'The guy's got great comic timing,' - that was the first I'd heard of it. I'm not a comedian, I don't want to depend on a singular box of tricks. I like story and characters, to take on world views that are not my own.
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Darren Boyd
I'm an avid reader myself, and what any one reader accesses at any one time is very powerful and personal to them. Clearly you can't even begin to touch that. A novel is a singular vision, and then a myriad of readers have their own experience of that.
8
David Brainerd
I have a secret thought from some things I have observed, that God may perhaps design you for some singular service in the world.
9
Sylvia Mathews Burwell
Certainly it is much easier to think about negotiating and having deals when there is a singular represented point of view. That pretty much is a given.
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David Carson
Good things are associated with blue, like clear days, more than singing the blues. Just the word 'blue' in the singular is full of optimism and positive connotation to most people.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SINGULAR»

Discover the use of singular in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to singular and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Being Singular Plural
This book, by one of the most innovative and challenging contemporary thinkers, rethinks community and the very idea of the social.
Jean-Luc Nancy, 2000
2
Absolutely Postcolonial: Writing Between the Singular and ...
This book argues that the category is best used to describe an ultimately singular configuration. A singularity is something that generates the medium of its own existence, in the eventual absence of external criteria and other existences.
Peter Hallward, 2001
3
Masculine Singular: French New Wave Cinema
While most criticism of the New Wave has concentrated on the filmmakers and their films, Geneviève Sellier focuses on the social and cultural turbulence of the cinema’s formative years, from 1957 to 1962.
Geneviève Sellier, 2008
4
A Singular Modernity: Essay on the Ontology of the Present
A major new interpretation of the concepts of modernism and modernity.
Fredric Jameson, 2002
5
Singular Spectrum Analysis: A New Tool in Time Series Analysis
The term singular spectrum comes from the spectral (eigenvalue) decomposition of a matrix A into its set (spectrum) of eigenvalues. These eigenvalues, A, are the numbers that make the matrix A -AI singular.
J.B. Elsner, A.A. Tsonis, 1996
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Singular Perturbation Methods in Control: Analysis and Design
This SIAM Classics edition of the 1986 book provides the theoretical foundation for representative control applications.
Petar Kokotovic, Hassan K. Khali, John O'Reilly, 1999
7
Singular Integrals and Differentiability Properties of Functions
In this book, Princeton professor Elias Stein, a leading mathematical innovator as well as a gifted expositor, produced what has been called the most influential mathematics text in the last thirty-five years.
Elias M. Stein, 1970
8
Singular Women: Writing the Artist
This book assembles some of the best and boldest among them. Not afraid to address the boring, the failed, the neglected, or the masterpiece, Singular Women sets the standard for feminist art history of the twenty-first century.
Kristen Frederickson, Sarah E. Webb, 2003
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A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mother
In A Singular Woman, award-winning New York Times reporter Janny Scott tells the story of this unique woman, Stanley Ann Dunham, who broke many of the rules of her time, and shows how her fierce example helped influence the future president ...
Janny Scott, 2011
10
Singular-Perturbation Theory: An Introduction with Applications
Introduction to singular perturbation problems. Since the nature of the nonuniformity can vary from case to case, the author considers and solves a variety of problems, mostly for ordinary differential equations.
Donald R. Smith, 1985

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SINGULAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term singular is used in the context of the following news items.
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IntelGenx Announces Analyst Coverage Initiated by Singular
(TSX-V:IGX) (OTCQX:IGXT) (the "Company" or "IntelGenx") today announced that Singular Research has initiated analyst coverage on IntelGenx. A copy of the ... «GlobeNewswire, Apr 15»
2
'They,' the Singular Pronoun, Gets Popular
But English sorely lacks a gender-neutral singular third-person pronoun, and “they” has for centuries been pressed into service for that purpose, much to the ... «Wall Street Journal, Apr 15»
3
Stream Alex Wiley's New EP "One Singular Flame Emoji"
Rappers have already been referencing emojis in their music, but Alex Wiley takes it to the next level by titling his new EP, one singular fire emoji. Yes, just one ... «HotNewHipHop, Mar 15»
4
Solutionreach and Singular Payments Partner to Offer More …
Solutionreach and Singular Payments have partnered to give healthcare practices a more affordable, more convenient option for in-office credit card processing ... «PR Newswire, Feb 15»
5
Core Security Partners With Singular Security
"Singular Security is a nation-wide provider with a highly engaged customer base," said Joseph Schramm, VP of North American Sales and Alliances at Core ... «Marketwired, Feb 15»
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Review: 'Absurd Person Singular' at Two River
“What I lack in morals, I make up in ethics,” a character proclaims with a straight face in “Absurd Person Singular,” the ensemble import comedy of shifting ... «Asbury Park Press, Jan 15»
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Brooks Ashmanskas Is An Absurd Person Singular, Opening Tonight …
Two River Theater's 2014-15 season continues with Alan Ayckbourn's Absurd Person Singular, which officially opens at the New Jersey venue Jan. 16 at 8 PM ... «Playbill.com, Jan 15»
8
After 3.5 years of dating, he still talks in the singular
Do you attach any particular significance when half of a longtime couple frequently refers to himself in the singular in situations when he shouldn't? For instance ... «The Seattle Times, Jan 15»
9
'Absurd Person Singular' staged at the Two River
Three couples, three Christmases, three different domestic settings in the pre-Thatcher era England of the early 1970s. With “Absurd Person Singular,” the ... «Asbury Park Press, Jan 15»
10
Watch The Orozco Brothers' Colombian SciFi Short SINGULAR
Since Saluda they've been developing a number of projects and just freshly out in the public eye today is Singular, a science fiction short intended to set the ... «Twitch, Nov 14»

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