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Webster 1913 Edition
Singular
Sin′gu-lar
(sĭṉ′gū̍-lẽr)
, Adj.
[OE. ]
singuler
, F. singulier
, fr. L. singularius
, singularis
, fr. singulus
single. See Single
, Adj.
1.
Separate or apart from others; single; distinct.
[Obs.]
Bacon.
And God forbid that all a company
Should rue a
Should rue a
singular
man’s folly. Chaucer.
2.
Engaged in by only one on a side; single.
[Obs.]
To try the matter thus together in a
singular
combat. Holinshed.
3.
(Logic)
Existing by itself; single; individual.
The idea which represents one . . . determinate thing, is called a
singular
idea, whether simple, complex, or compound. I. Watts.
4.
(Law)
Each; individual;
as, to convey several parcels of land, all and
. singular
5.
(Gram.)
Denoting one person or thing;
as, the
; – opposed to singular
numberdual
and plural
. 6.
Standing by itself; out of the ordinary course; unusual; uncommon; strange;
as, a
. singular
phenomenonSo
Must have a cause as strange as the effect.
singular
a sadnessMust have a cause as strange as the effect.
Denham.
7.
Distinguished as existing in a very high degree; rarely equaled; eminent; extraordinary; exceptional;
as, a man of
. singular
gravity or attainments8.
Departing from general usage or expectations; odd; whimsical; – often implying disapproval or censure.
His zeal
None seconded, as out of season judged,
Or
None seconded, as out of season judged,
Or
singular
and rash. Milton.
To be
singular
in anything that is wise and worthy, is not a disparagement, but a praise. Tillotson.
9.
Being alone; belonging to, or being, that of which there is but one; unique.
These busts of the emperors and empresses are all very scarce, and some of them almost
singular
in their kind. Addison.
Singular point in a curve
(Math.)
, a point at which the curve possesses some peculiar properties not possessed by other points of the curve, as a cusp point, or a multiple point.
– Singular proposition
(Logic)
, a proposition having as its subject a singular term, or a common term limited to an individual by means of a singular sign.
Whately.
– Singular succession
(Civil Law)
, division among individual successors, as distinguished from universal succession, by which an estate descended in intestacy to the heirs in mass.
– Singular term
(Logic)
, a term which represents or stands for a single individual.
Syn. – Unexampled; unprecedented; eminent; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon; rare; unusual; peculiar; strange; odd; eccentric; fantastic.
Sin′gu-lar
,Noun.
1.
An individual instance; a particular.
[Obs.]
Dr. H. More.
2.
(Gram)
The singular number, or the number denoting one person or thing; a word in the singular number.
Webster 1828 Edition
Singular
SIN'GULAR
,Adj.
1.
Single; not complex or compound. That idea which represents one determinate thing, is called a singular idea, whether simple, complex or compound.2.
In grammar, expressing one person or thing; as the singular number. The singular number stands opposed to dual and plural.3.
Particular; existing by itself; unexampled; as a singular phenomenon. Your case is hard, but not singular.4.
Remarkable; eminent; unusual; rare; as a man of singular gravity, or singular attainments.SIN'GULAR
,Noun.
Definition 2024
singulár
singulár
Czech
Noun
singulár m, inanimate
Declension
Declension of singulár
Synonyms
Antonyms
Related terms
- singulární
- singularita